Who Should I Trade?

Addison Barger for Munetaka Murakami (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 50	‐
VBR	# 57	‐

Projections

Runs	17	‐
Home Runs	7	‐
RBI	18	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.226	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 58	# 218

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 133	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 38	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 54	# 226

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 40	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 63	# 370

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Stats


At Bats	345	22

Runs	68	2

Hits	77	1

Singles	35	0

Doubles	13	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	29	0

RBI	58	2

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	3	0

Walks	71	5

Strikeouts	142	7

Batting Average	.223	.046

On Base Pct	.358	.214

Slugging Pct	.513	.091

On-base Plus Slugging	.871	.305

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR
2026 Projections


At Bats	105	‐

Runs	17	‐

Hits	24	‐

Singles	13	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	7	‐

RBI	18	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	19	‐

Strikeouts	41	‐

Batting Average	.226	‐

On Base Pct	.355	‐

Slugging Pct	.466	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.821	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR
News
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Cubs with a solo home run and one walk.. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	Addison Barger underwent elbow surgery on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-5 in a win over the Tigers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Blue Jays outfielder Addison Barger will undergo right elbow surgery. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-3 in a win over the Tigers with a home run, two walks, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th	The Blue Jays transferred Addison Barger to the 60-day IL. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-3 in a win over the Guardians with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Addison Barger still has not been cleared to resume baseball activities. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th	Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Addison Barger is rehabbing through the All-Star break. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS			Addison Barger 3B,LF,RF - TOR
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#271
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Mon, Apr 20th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, May 21st				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Mon, Jun 8th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Thu, Jun 25th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#104	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#312
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#202
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Thu, Aug 27th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	@ CLE
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU			@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU			@ CLE
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN			@ KC
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN			@ KC
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			@ KC
Mon, Sep 7th				@ ATH
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			vs CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC

Who Should I Trade?

Addison Barger for Munetaka Murakami (2026)

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