Who Should I Trade?

Andy Ibanez for Nicky Lopez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX	Andy Ibanez 2B,3B - SEA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1143	‐

Projections

Runs	3	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	2	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.228	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 294	# 345

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX	Andy Ibanez 2B,3B - SEA
2026 Stats


At Bats	205	23

Runs	20	1

Hits	54	2

Singles	49	2

Doubles	3	0

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	22	5

Stolen Bases	5	0

Caught Stealing	3	0

Walks	10	1

Strikeouts	38	3

Batting Average	.263	.087

On Base Pct	.305	.115

Slugging Pct	.302	.087

On-base Plus Slugging	.607	.202

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX	Andy Ibanez 2B,3B - SEA
2026 Projections


At Bats	27	‐

Runs	3	‐

Hits	6	‐

Singles	5	‐

Doubles	1	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	2	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	2	‐

Strikeouts	5	‐

Batting Average	.228	‐

On Base Pct	.283	‐

Slugging Pct	.271	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.554	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX	Andy Ibanez 2B,3B - SEA
News
	Nicky Lopez went 3-for-5 with a stolen base, one RBI, and two runs scored in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the Tigers. The three-hit performance extended his hitting streak to nine games. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd	The Mariners signed Andy Ibanez to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	The Rangers signed Nicky Lopez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th	The Mets sent Andy Ibanez outright to Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Sat, May 16th
	The Cubs sent INF Nicky Lopez outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th	The Mets designated INF Andy Ibáñez for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, May 12th
	The Cubs designated INF Nicky Lopez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd	The Mets claimed Andy Ibanez off waivers. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th
	The Cubs selected the contract of INF Nicky Lopez from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th	The Athletics designated INF Andy Ibáñez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 26th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX			Andy Ibanez 2B,3B - SEA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Fri, Mar 27th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#367
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#126	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169
Mon, May 4th				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Thu, May 14th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#290	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#368	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#193
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 8th				@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Wed, Jun 17th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#217	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#305	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#144	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Thu, Aug 6th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#240	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#252	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214	@ BOS	Jedixson Paez (0-1)	#300
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#390
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Mon, Sep 14th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			@ COL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			@ COL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			@ COL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			vs HOU
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			vs LAA
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#216
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#297
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Andy Ibanez for Nicky Lopez (2026)

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