Who Should I Trade?

Ben Rice for Luke Maile (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Luke Maile C - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 10	‐
VBR	# 36	# 1271

Projections

Runs	16	1
Home Runs	6	0
RBI	16	1
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.251	.222

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 13	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 13	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 14	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 17	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 39	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 11	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Luke Maile C - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	479	29

Runs	84	2

Hits	122	5

Singles	62	3

Doubles	22	1

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	35	1

RBI	83	5

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	68	1

Strikeouts	138	11

Batting Average	.255	.172

On Base Pct	.352	.200

Slugging Pct	.532	.310

On-base Plus Slugging	.884	.510

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Luke Maile C - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	94	9

Runs	16	1

Hits	24	2

Singles	13	1

Doubles	5	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	6	0

RBI	16	1

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	12	1

Strikeouts	24	3

Batting Average	.251	.222

On Base Pct	.343	.288

Slugging Pct	.494	.314

On-base Plus Slugging	.836	.602

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY	Luke Maile C - KC
News
	Ben Rice went 1-for-2 in Wednesday’s 9-3 win over the Astros with a solo home run, three runs scored, and three walks. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	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
	Ben Rice went 2-for-5 in a win over the Orioles with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	The Royals selected the contract of Luke Maile. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	Ben Rice went 1-for-5 in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Blue Jays with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Veteran catcher Luke Maile may not attend Royals' spring training due to a personal issue. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 11th
	Ben Rice went 2-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with a double, three runs scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	The Royals and catcher Luke Maile have reunited on a minor-league pact. Brenton Kemp Thu, Feb 5th
	Ben Rice went 1-for-4 in a win over the Braves with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Rice C,1B,DH - NYY			Luke Maile C - KC
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#217	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#140
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#326	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#181	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs CLE
Sun, Mar 29th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Apr 6th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sat, May 23rd				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Sat, Jun 6th				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Sat, Jul 18th				vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Tue, Jul 21st				vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Rice for Luke Maile (2026)

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