Jac Caglianone or Michael Busch

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Jac Caglianone or Michael Busch Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Jac Caglianone 1B,RF,DH - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	539	474

Runs	65	66

Hits	128	134

Singles	82	82

Doubles	26	27

Triples	2	2

Home Runs	18	23

RBI	70	70

Stolen Bases	2	6

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	79	30

Strikeouts	147	131

Batting Average	.238	.283

On Base Pct	.345	.331

Slugging Pct	.393	.494

On-base Plus Slugging	.739	.825

Jac Caglianone or Michael Busch Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Jac Caglianone 1B,RF,DH - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	419

Runs	75	54

Hits	126	101

Singles	70	61

Doubles	25	19

Triples	3	2

Home Runs	27	18

RBI	77	58

Stolen Bases	3	3

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	57	36

Strikeouts	140	103

Batting Average	.251	.241

On Base Pct	.327	.302

Slugging Pct	.473	.421

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.723

Jac Caglianone or Michael Busch Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Jac Caglianone 1B,RF,DH - KC
News
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, one run scored and two RBI in Friday's 10-8 loss against the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro told reporters that Jac Caglianone is dealing with a Grade 1 flexor strain. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 6th
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 22nd	Jac Caglianone was removed from Saturday's game against the Blue Jays due to left elbow soreness. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 6th
	Michael Busch went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	Jac Caglianone went 5-for-6 in a win over the Blue Jays with a home run, a double, three runs scored and six RBI. Chase Davis Fri, Aug 28th
	Michael Busch went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 10th	Jac Caglianone is not in the Royals lineup on Tuesday against the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Michael Busch went 2-for-4 with a home run, one run scored and three RBI in Monday's 10-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 4th	Jac Caglianone (ankle) was scratched from Sunday's starting lineup against the Tigers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Aug 23rd
Notes
	Michael Busch has rapidly developed into one of fantasy's most reliable power bats, following a strong 2024 with a full-blown breakout in 2025 that featured 34 homers, a .523 slugging percentage, and a 147 OPS+. The jump in production wasn't empty volume. His rOBA and run value both spiked, confirming real growth in impact contact rather than a fluky power surge. While the strikeout rate remains elevated, Busch offsets it with solid on-base skills and elite durability, logging 150+ games in back-to-back seasons. At age 28, he's firmly established as a high-end fantasy first baseman whose profile now supports both a strong floor and a stable power ceiling. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Jac Caglianone or Michael Busch Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Jac Caglianone 1B,RF,DH - KC
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#25
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#208	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#142
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Sun, Jun 21st				vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#347
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#13
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#128
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes	#65
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94	@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL