Who Should I Trade?

Abimelec Ortiz for Jeimer Candelario (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Abimelec Ortiz 1B,OF - WSH	Jeimer Candelario 1B,3B - LAA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 455	‐

Projections

Runs	12	‐
Home Runs	4	‐
RBI	13	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.233	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 337	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Abimelec Ortiz 1B,OF - WSH	Jeimer Candelario 1B,3B - LAA
2026 Stats


At Bats	35	18

Runs	5	3

Hits	10	2

Singles	5	0

Doubles	1	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	0

RBI	8	0

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	1

Strikeouts	8	8

Batting Average	.286	.111

On Base Pct	.306	.200

Slugging Pct	.657	.222

On-base Plus Slugging	.963	.422

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Abimelec Ortiz 1B,OF - WSH	Jeimer Candelario 1B,3B - LAA
2026 Projections


At Bats	94	‐

Runs	12	‐

Hits	22	‐

Singles	13	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	4	‐

RBI	13	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	8	‐

Strikeouts	25	‐

Batting Average	.233	‐

On Base Pct	.300	‐

Slugging Pct	.417	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.717	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Abimelec Ortiz 1B,OF - WSH	Jeimer Candelario 1B,3B - LAA
News
	Abimelec Ortiz went 2-for-4 in a win over the Cubs with a home run, two runs scored, three RBI, and one strikeout. Jesse Garcia Fri, Aug 14th	Jeimer Candelario has been outrighted to Triple-A Salt Lake by the Los Angeles Angels after being designated for assignment on Saturday. David Leisering Mon, Apr 13th
	Abimelec Ortiz went 1-for-2 in loss to the Cubs with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Thu, Aug 13th	The Angels designated 1B/3B Jeimer Candelario for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 11th
	The Nationals recalled Abimelec Ortiz from Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	The Angels selected the contract of INF Jeimer Candelario from Triple-A Salt Lake. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	The Nationals optioned Abimelec Ortiz to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th	Candelario (non-roster invitee) has hit 8-for-24 with one home run, four RBI and five runs scored during spring training. He was observed taking grounders at second base on Monday. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 10th
	The Nationals optioned INF Abimelec Ortiz to Triple-A Rochester. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 18th	Jeimer Candelario has agreed to a minor league contract with the Angels. The deal comes with an invitation to spring training and the veteran would make $780K if he makes it to the majors. David Leisering Tue, Feb 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Abimelec Ortiz 1B,OF - WSH			Jeimer Candelario 1B,3B - LAA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-1)	#36	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-2)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-3)	#168
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#117
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#75
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (2-8)	#188	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#207
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-1)	#36
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#142	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#13
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#47	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-7)	#79
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#84	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-9)	#86
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#127	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-8)	#7
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#87	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#108
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#110	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#165
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#28
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-3)	#52	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#403
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#133
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#59
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#82	@ NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#252
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (12-5)	#26	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#18	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#236
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (3-7)	#183	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#418
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#113	vs SD	Michael King (8-8)	#46
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#158	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#108	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-1)	#137	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (7-6)	#292
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#265
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#151	@ KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#77
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#272	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#151	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#143
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-5)	#68	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#118
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#159	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#402
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#41
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#44
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-3)	#52	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (8-8)	#30
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (6-2)	#43	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-5)	#68
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#61	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#402
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#101	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#272
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#240
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-7)	#107	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#267
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-7)	#48	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#119
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#180	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#182
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#97	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#45
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#28
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-12)	#62	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#282
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#167	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-4)	#102
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#132	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#84
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#44	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#154
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (8-8)	#30	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#177
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-3)	#138	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#172
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#159	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#219
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#158	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-8)	#6
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#165	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#98
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-6)	#181	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#32
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-12)	#63
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#69	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-7)	#139
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-7)	#17	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-7)	#31
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#361	@ TB	Nick Martinez (12-3)	#83
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-8)	#46	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (12-5)	#14
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#184	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#40
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-7)	#48	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#326
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#191	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-5)	#438
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#140	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#437
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-10)	#116	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#84
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4)	#96	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#142
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#18	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#254
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (3-7)	#183	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#225
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#113	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#134
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#29	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#40
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-9)	#86	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#91
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-7)	#79	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#247
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#400	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#288
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#60	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-10)	#116
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4)	#96
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#91	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#299
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-3)	#55	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#154
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (12-3)	#83	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-9)	#123
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#164	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#39
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#11	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-12)	#62
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#65	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#283
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-8)	#50	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#154
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#132	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-9)	#123
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#39	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#172
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#171	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#13
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-6)	#80
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (12-5)	#26	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (14-3)	#27
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#125	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#117	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-8)	#6
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#254	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#32
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#59	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (6-8)	#106
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#71
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#61
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#88	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#64
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#154	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#177	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-7)	#31
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#326	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (9-4)	#89
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#437	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#87
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-4)	#346	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-3)	#160
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4)	#96	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#18
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-1)	#175	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#113
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#331	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-3)	#190
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-5)	#121	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#117
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (4-2)	#100	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#134
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#267	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (2-0)	#81
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#165
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#158	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#93
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-6)	#181	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#135
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#265	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#65
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#11	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#210
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (2-8)	#188	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-8)	#50
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#132
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#399	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#243
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#28	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-7)	#48
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#180	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#195
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-1)	#73
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#159	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#253
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-8)	#6
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#200	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#143
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#49	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#435
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#44	vs KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#77
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#253	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-3)	#168
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-8)	#6	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#124
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#94	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#134
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#195	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#32
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (6-9)	#37	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-1)	#73
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-7)	#107	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#253
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-6)	#436	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#45
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL			vs CLE
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL			vs CLE
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA			vs PHI
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			vs NYY
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ WSH
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs SEA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs SEA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs MIN
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ SEA
Fri, Mar 27th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#173
Mon, May 4th				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#118
Mon, May 11th				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#69
Thu, May 28th				@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#122
Thu, Jun 18th				@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#88
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#29
Thu, Jul 9th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#98
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#32
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SEA
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIN
Thu, Sep 24th				@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Abimelec Ortiz for Jeimer Candelario (2026)

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