Miguel Vargas or Nick Kurtz
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| Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH  | Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,DH - CWS  | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 352 | 523 |
| Runs | 62 | 95 |
| Hits | 89 | 132 |
| Singles | 52 | 71 |
| Doubles | 15 | 30 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 21 | 30 |
| RBI | 69 | 79 |
| Stolen Bases | 7 | 16 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 79 | 87 |
| Strikeouts | 141 | 109 |
| Batting Average | .253 | .252 |
| On Base Pct | .394 | .363 |
| Slugging Pct | .480 | .486 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .874 | .849 |
| Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH | Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,DH - CWS | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 510 | 491 |
| Runs | 92 | 69 |
| Hits | 135 | 117 |
| Singles | 69 | 68 |
| Doubles | 27 | 28 |
| Triples | 2 | 2 |
| Home Runs | 36 | 17 |
| RBI | 94 | 63 |
| Stolen Bases | 3 | 7 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 69 | 58 |
| Strikeouts | 172 | 105 |
| Batting Average | .265 | .237 |
| On Base Pct | .352 | .318 |
| Slugging Pct | .537 | .408 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .889 | .726 |
| Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH | Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,DH - CWS | |
| News | ||
| The Athletics transferred Nick Kurtz to the 60-day injured list on Friday. Diego Sandoval Fri, Aug 21st | Miguel Vargas went 1-for-4 in a win over the Twins with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 5th | |
| Athletics manager Mark Kotsay told reporters Nick Kurtz is unlikely to return this season. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th | Miguel Vargas went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Astros with two stolen bases. Chris Schommer Fri, Sep 4th | |
| The Athletics placed 1B Nick Kurtz on the 10-day injured list with a strained right thumb. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th | Miguel Vargas went 2-for-3 in Wednesday's win over the Rangers with two runs scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th | |
| Nick Kurtz is scheduled to see a hand specialist on Monday in Los Angeles. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd | Miguel Vargas went 2-for-3 in a win over the Mets with a home run, one double, one run scored, two RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd | |
| Nick Kurtz is in the Athletics lineup on Thursday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th | Miguel Vargas went 1-for-4 in Sunday's win over the Tigers with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th | |
| Notes | ||
| Nick Kurtz's 2025 rookie season showed the potential that made him a top prospect, highlighted by strong on-base skills but uneven in-game power as he adjusted to MLB pitching. His 2026 projections anticipate a small step forward in home runs, but his .290 batting average is a mirage (xBA of .249). The allure of what he is capable of will drive up his price on draft day, and it is difficult to argue with that dream as the A's continue to play 81 games in Sacramento. The volatility is real, and at age 23, he still has some growing pains to come. Even with all that, though, he'll go in the second round in 12-team leagues, so decide quickly if you want that on your squad. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros | ||
| Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH | Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,DH - CWS | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski | #6 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ TOR | Dylan Cease | #10 | @ MIL | Chad Patrick | #118 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ TOR | Eric Lauer | #261 | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat | #235 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder | #173 | @ MIA | Chris Paddack | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ ATL | Jose Suarez | @ MIA | Janson Junk | #105 | |
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ ATL | Chris Sale | #5 | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara | #69 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs HOU | Cristian Javier | #135 | vs TOR | Dylan Cease | #10 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs HOU | Tatsuya Imai | #120 | vs TOR | Mason Fluharty | #129 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. | vs TOR | Eric Lauer | #261 | |
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs BAL | Brandon Young | #124 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler | #15 | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers | #54 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ NYY | Will Warren | #84 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish | #60 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers | #201 | @ KC | Seth Lugo | #137 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ NYM | Clay Holmes | #44 | @ KC | Kris Bubic | #169 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ NYM | Kodai Senga | #74 | @ KC | Michael Wacha | #76 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta | #56 | @ KC | Noah Cameron | #81 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #42 | vs TB | Shane McClanahan | #138 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker | #117 | vs TB | Cole Sulser | |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter | #191 | vs TB | Steven Matz | #181 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs CWS | Davis Martin | #113 | @ ATH | Aaron Civale | #202 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs CWS | Erick Fedde | #406 | @ ATH | Luis Severino | |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs CWS | Noah Schultz | #326 | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs | #337 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ SEA | Luis Castillo | #98 | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly | #167 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert | #17 | @ ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez | #119 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ ARI | Michael Soroka | #96 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi | #152 | vs WSH | PJ Poulin | |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #42 | vs WSH | Jake Irvin | #157 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker | #117 | vs WSH | Foster Griffin | #53 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz | ||||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs KC | Kris Bubic | #169 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano | #26 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs KC | Michael Wacha | #76 | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi | #77 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo | #67 | @ SD | German Marquez | #402 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi | #174 | @ SD | Michael King | #57 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CLE | Parker Messick | #37 | @ SD | Griffin Canning | #222 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano | #26 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez | #3 | @ LAA | Sam Aldegheri | #414 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler | #9 | @ LAA | Walbert Urena | #190 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish | #60 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock | #171 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ BAL | Shane Baz | #64 | vs SEA | Luis Castillo | #98 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ BAL | Keegan Akin | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert | #17 | |
| Tue, May 12th | vs STL | Andre Pallante | #140 | vs KC | Stephen Kolek | |
| Wed, May 13th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore | #78 | vs KC | Seth Lugo | #137 |
| Thu, May 14th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy | #101 | vs KC | Kris Bubic | #169 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle | #70 | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera | #194 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs SF | Trevor McDonald | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon | #254 | |
| Sun, May 17th | vs SF | Adrian Houser | vs CHC | Colin Rea | #196 | |
| Mon, May 18th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena | #190 | @ SEA | Bryan Woo | #12 |
| Tue, May 19th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers | #29 | @ SEA | Bryce Miller | #47 |
| Wed, May 20th | @ LAA | Jack Kochanowicz | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock | #171 | |
| Fri, May 22nd | @ SD | Walker Buehler | #178 | @ SF | Trevor McDonald | |
| Sat, May 23rd | @ SD | Lucas Giolito | #344 | @ SF | Adrian Houser | |
| Sun, May 24th | @ SD | Michael King | #57 | @ SF | Robbie Ray | #115 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo | #98 | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews | #93 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock | #171 | vs MIN | Joe Ryan | #58 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert | #17 | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp | #66 |
| Thu, May 28th | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson | ||||
| Fri, May 29th | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon | #33 | vs DET | Troy Melton | #72 |
| Sat, May 30th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers | #201 | vs DET | Framber Valdez | #34 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs NYY | Will Warren | #84 | vs DET | Keider Montero | #123 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ MIN | Joe Ryan | #58 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon | #254 | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp | #66 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ CHC | Colin Rea | #196 | @ MIN | Taj Bradley | #48 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert | #145 | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo | #11 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai | #120 | @ PHI | Andrew Painter | #154 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows | #242 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola | #63 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs MIL | Robert Gasser | #82 | vs ATL | Grant Holmes | #158 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat | #235 | vs ATL | Chris Sale | #5 |
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs COL | Sean Sullivan | #405 | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki | #206 |
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland | #398 | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto | #7 |
| Sun, Jun 14th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano | #420 | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan | #59 |
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole | #18 | |
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft | #35 | @ NYY | Carlos Rodon | #33 |
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | #239 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers | #201 |
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano | #26 | @ DET | Tarik Skubal | #2 |
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena | #190 | @ DET | Troy Melton | #72 |
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs LAA | Reid Detmers | #29 | @ DET | Keider Montero | #123 |
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs CLE | Gavin Williams | #23 | |||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ SF | Robbie Ray | #115 | vs CLE | Parker Messick | #37 |
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ SF | Tyler Mahle | #70 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee | #62 |
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena | #190 | vs KC | Steven Cruz | |
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers | #29 | vs KC | Michael Wacha | #76 |
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ LAA | Sam Aldegheri | #414 | vs KC | Luinder Avila | |
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs LAD | Eric Lauer | #261 | @ BAL | Shane Baz | #64 |
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski | #114 | @ BAL | Trey Gibson | #330 |
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs LAD | Jack Dreyer | #150 | @ BAL | Dean Kremer | #90 |
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi | #174 | |||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs MIA | Tyler Phillips | #203 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams | #23 |
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara | #69 | @ CLE | Parker Messick | #37 |
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs MIA | Eury Perez | #46 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee | #62 |
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ DET | Tarik Skubal | #2 | vs BOS | Payton Tolle | #31 |
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ DET | Troy Melton | #72 | vs BOS | Jake Bennett | #75 |
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ DET | Framber Valdez | #34 | vs BOS | Patrick Sandoval | #111 |
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CWS | Sean Burke | #68 | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez | #143 |
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CWS | Bryan Hudson | #141 | vs ATH | Gage Jump | #103 |
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz | #326 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn | #340 |
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli | #40 | @ TOR | Spencer Miles | #128 |
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs WSH | Zack Littell | #285 | @ TOR | Shane Bieber | #182 |
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs WSH | Foster Griffin | #53 | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage | #207 |
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ARI | Mitch Bratt | #266 | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom | #8 |
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ARI | Kohl Drake | #360 | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker | #117 |
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ARI | Merrill Kelly | #167 | @ TEX | Tyler Alexander | #110 |
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews | #93 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti | #164 |
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIN | Kendry Rojas | #220 | vs HOU | Hunter Brown | #27 |
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp | #66 | vs HOU | Ronel Blanco | #144 |
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs BOS | Payton Tolle | #31 | vs NYY | Max Fried | #16 |
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs BOS | Jake Bennett | #75 | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole | #18 |
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs BOS | Patrick Sandoval | #111 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler | #15 |
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray | #38 | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers | #201 |
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs DET | Tyler Holton | #126 | @ TB | Nick Martinez | #85 |
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs DET | Framber Valdez | #34 | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen | #20 |
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs DET | Keider Montero | #123 | @ TB | Griffin Jax | #30 |
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ CIN | Brady Singer | #156 | @ BOS | Patrick Sandoval | #111 |
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder | #250 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray | #38 |
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott | #133 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez | #39 |
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ BOS | Payton Tolle | #31 | vs CLE | Parker Messick | #37 |
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ BOS | Jake Bennett | #75 | vs CLE | Gavin Williams | #23 |
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ BOS | Erik Miller | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo | #67 | |
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs TB | Nick Martinez | #85 | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo | #116 |
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen | #20 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder | #250 |
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott | #133 | |||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker | #117 | @ DET | Jackson Jobe | #172 |
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #42 | @ DET | Troy Melton | #72 |
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs TEX | Cody Bradford | #86 | @ DET | Drew Anderson | #73 |
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ KC | Michael Wacha | #76 | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga | #36 |
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ KC | Daniel Lynch | #186 | @ CHC | Kevin Gausman | #22 |
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ KC | Seth Lugo | #137 | @ CHC | Clay Holmes | #44 |
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ KC | Randy Dobnak | #418 | vs ATL | Grant Holmes | #158 |
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ HOU | Hayden Wesneski | #87 | vs NYM | Sean Manaea | #71 |
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ HOU | Hunter Brown | #27 | vs NYM | Christian Scott | #43 |
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ HOU | Cristian Javier | #135 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean | #24 |
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews | #93 | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker | #117 |
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley | #48 | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom | #8 |
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp | #66 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #42 |
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs BAL | Brandon Young | #124 | @ MIN | Dean Kremer | #90 |
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs BAL | Shane Baz | #64 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober | #92 |
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt | #147 | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews | #93 |
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom | #8 | @ HOU | Peter Lambert | #145 |
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore | #42 | @ HOU | Ronel Blanco | #144 |
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ TEX | Cody Bradford | #86 | @ HOU | Hayden Wesneski | #87 |
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ SEA | Kade Anderson | #41 | @ HOU | Hunter Brown | #27 |
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert | #17 | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews | #93 |
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ SEA | George Kirby | #21 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley | #48 |
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo | #12 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober | #92 |
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs TOR | Jose Soriano | #26 | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler | #108 |
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs TOR | Jameson Taillon | #254 | vs PIT | ||
| Thu, Sep 10th | vs PIT | Jared Jones | #50 | |||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs SEA | George Kirby | #21 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore | #78 |
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo | #12 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy | #80 |
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller | #47 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy | #101 |
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee | #62 | |||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ TB | Griffin Jax | #30 | @ CLE | Foster Griffin | #53 |
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ TB | @ CLE | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ TB | vs DET | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CLE | vs DET | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CLE | vs DET | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CLE | vs DET | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs LAA | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs LAA | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs HOU | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs HOU | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs HOU | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs HOU | vs COL | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman | #22 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi | #152 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock | #171 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | vs KC | Noah Cameron | #81 | |||
| Thu, May 7th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter | #154 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | @ LAA | Jose Soriano | #26 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga | #36 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison | #49 | |||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs PIT | Jared Jones | #50 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ SF | Landen Roupp | #97 | |||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs TB | Freddy Peralta | #56 | |||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs TOR | Dylan Cease | #10 | |||
