Who Should I Trade?

Alejandro Kirk for Luke Maile (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Alejandro Kirk C - TOR	Luke Maile C - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 172	‐
VBR	# 305	# 1296

Projections

Runs	8	1
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	9	1
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.276	.223

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 177	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 158	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 140	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 192	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 242	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alejandro Kirk C - TOR	Luke Maile C - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	197	28

Runs	16	2

Hits	54	5

Singles	41	3

Doubles	6	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	7	1

RBI	29	5

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	26	1

Strikeouts	25	11

Batting Average	.274	.179

On Base Pct	.354	.207

Slugging Pct	.411	.321

On-base Plus Slugging	.765	.528

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alejandro Kirk C - TOR	Luke Maile C - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	67	10

Runs	8	1

Hits	18	2

Singles	13	2

Doubles	3	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	9	1

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	8	1

Strikeouts	10	3

Batting Average	.276	.223

On Base Pct	.359	.308

Slugging Pct	.424	.311

On-base Plus Slugging	.783	.619

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alejandro Kirk C - TOR	Luke Maile C - KC
News
	Alejandro Kirk went 2-for-5 in Wednesday’s loss to the Rays with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	Luke Maile went 1-for-4 in a win over the Phillies with a home run, two runs scored, three RBI and a walk. Chase Davis Tue, Jul 7th
	Alejandro Kirk went 3-for-6 in a win over the Rays with a home run, one double, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	The Royals selected the contract of Luke Maile. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	Alejandro Kirk went 4-for-5 in a loss to the Cubs with one RBI. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th	Veteran catcher Luke Maile may not attend Royals' spring training due to a personal issue. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 11th
	Alejandro Kirk was reinstated from the 60-day injured list and will be active for Friday's game against the Yankees. Diego Sandoval Fri, Jun 12th	The Royals and catcher Luke Maile have reunited on a minor-league pact. Brenton Kemp Thu, Feb 5th
	Alejandro Kirk could return from the injured list on Friday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alejandro Kirk C - TOR			Luke Maile C - KC
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Sun, Mar 29th	vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#424	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Mon, Mar 30th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Tue, Mar 31st	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Wed, Apr 1st	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#39
Sat, Apr 4th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#39	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Mon, Apr 6th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Tue, Apr 7th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Apr 8th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#39
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Thu, Apr 16th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Mon, Apr 20th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 27th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Apr 28th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Wed, Apr 29th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Fri, May 1st	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Mon, May 4th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Tue, May 5th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, May 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Fri, May 8th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Sat, May 9th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, May 12th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Wed, May 13th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Fri, May 15th	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sat, May 16th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sun, May 17th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Mon, May 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Tue, May 19th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Wed, May 20th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Thu, May 21st	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Fri, May 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, May 23rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sun, May 24th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Mon, May 25th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Tue, May 26th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, May 27th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, May 28th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Fri, May 29th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sat, May 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sun, May 31st	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#136
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Jun 6th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Mon, Jun 8th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Jun 9th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Wed, Jun 10th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Fri, Jun 12th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sat, Jun 13th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Sun, Jun 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Tue, Jun 16th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Wed, Jun 17th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Thu, Jun 18th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Fri, Jun 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sat, Jun 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, Jun 24th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Thu, Jun 25th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205
Fri, Jun 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351
Sat, Jun 27th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sun, Jun 28th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, Jun 29th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Wed, Jul 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Jul 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#274	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Mon, Jul 20th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Mon, Jul 27th	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#368
Tue, Jul 28th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Wed, Jul 29th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Fri, Jul 31st	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sat, Aug 1st	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#210	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Tue, Aug 4th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Wed, Aug 5th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Thu, Aug 13th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Fri, Aug 14th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Sat, Aug 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, Aug 16th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Fri, Aug 21st	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Wed, Aug 26th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102
Thu, Aug 27th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Fri, Sep 4th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sat, Sep 5th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Sun, Sep 6th	@ KC			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 7th	@ ATH			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATH			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATH			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs BAL			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs BAL			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs BAL			@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	vs DET			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs DET			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TEX			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TEX			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TEX			@ PIT
Mon, Sep 21st	@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BAL			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BAL			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CIN			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CIN			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CIN			vs CLE
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Thu, May 7th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Sun, Jun 21st				vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Thu, Jul 9th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Alejandro Kirk for Luke Maile (2026)

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