Who Should I Trade?

Troy Johnston for Zach Cole (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL	Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 196	# 384
VBR	# 320	# 1324

Projections

Runs	18	3
Home Runs	3	1
RBI	18	3
Stolen Bases	4	0
Batting Average	.264	.188

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 188	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 152	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 217	# 375

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 155	# 479

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL	Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	287	51

Runs	33	4

Hits	85	8

Singles	58	4

Doubles	24	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	3

RBI	40	8

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	5	0

Walks	29	1

Strikeouts	56	21

Batting Average	.296	.157

On Base Pct	.366	.189

Slugging Pct	.411	.353

On-base Plus Slugging	.777	.542

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL	Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	146	24

Runs	18	3

Hits	38	4

Singles	26	3

Doubles	8	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	18	3

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	12	2

Strikeouts	31	9

Batting Average	.264	.188

On Base Pct	.328	.256

Slugging Pct	.397	.315

On-base Plus Slugging	.725	.571

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL	Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU
News
	Troy Johnston went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, three runs scored, and four runs batted in during Colorado's 23-9 win over the Athletics on Sunday. David Leisering Mon, Jun 15th	Zach Cole was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jun 4th
	Troy Johnston went 2-for-5 with a run scored, an RBI, and a stolen base during the Rockies' loss to the Giants on Sunday. David Leisering Sun, May 31st	The Astros recalled Zach Cole from Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd
	Troy Johnston had a pair of singles and a walk in four plate appearances on Saturday during Colorado's 5-4 loss to Arizona. He also stole his second base of the season. David Leisering Sun, May 24th	Zach Cole went 1-for-3 in a 4-1 win over the Rangers with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, May 17th
	Troy Johnston went 3-for-4 with a walk and a pair of runs batted in on Thursday as the Rockies dropped a 10-8 decision to the Padres. David Leisering Fri, Apr 24th	Zach Cole went 1-for-1 in a 10-0 win over the Reds with a pinch-hit three-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, May 9th
	Troy Johnston went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two RBI, a stolen base, and a run scored to lead the Rockies to a 4-3 win over the Dodgers on Saturday. David Leisering Sun, Apr 19th	Zach Cole went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Dodgers with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, May 5th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL			Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#142
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#51	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#181
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#364
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#202
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#328	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#437
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#180	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#275
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#233	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#296
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#179	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#329	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#94	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#8
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#254	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#138	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#341	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#63	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#296	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#179	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#289
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#152	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#428
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#148	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#205	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#203	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#63
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53	@ CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#116	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#115
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#113	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#228
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#150	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#115	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#113
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#171	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#190
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#210	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#102
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#355	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#115
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#184	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#267	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#108
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#346
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#190	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#267
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#99	@ KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#221
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#427	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#76
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#181	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#174
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#30	vs DET	Drew Anderson	#103
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#192	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#128	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#84
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#60	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#104	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-4)	#10
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#74
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	@ DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#157
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#250	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#129	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#109
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#51	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#178
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	vs TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#88
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#146
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#355	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#309
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#149
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#62
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#271
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#316
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#89	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#102
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#172	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#158	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#208	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#149	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#309	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#273
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#93	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#136	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#399
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB			vs TOR
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB			vs TOR
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB			vs TOR
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL			@ SD
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL			@ SD
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL			@ SD
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI			@ SF
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI			@ SF
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI			@ SF
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF			vs SEA
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF			vs SEA
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF			vs SEA
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD			vs LAA
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE			vs ATH
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE			vs ATH
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE			vs ATH
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH			@ NYY
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH			@ NYY
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH			@ NYY
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL			@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET			@ TB
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS			@ ATH
Thu, Mar 26th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Mon, Apr 13th				@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Sat, Apr 25th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#46
Tue, May 5th				vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Thu, Jun 4th				vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#60
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#96
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#106
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#267
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Troy Johnston for Zach Cole (2026)

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