Who Should I Trade?

Brooks Baldwin for Munetaka Murakami (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Brooks Baldwin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 50	‐
VBR	# 41	‐

Projections

Runs	19	‐
Home Runs	8	‐
RBI	19	‐
Stolen Bases	2	‐
Batting Average	.226	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 58	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 133	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 38	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 54	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 40	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 63	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Brooks Baldwin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - CWS
2026 Stats


At Bats	341	‐

Runs	68	‐

Hits	76	‐

Singles	34	‐

Doubles	13	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	29	‐

RBI	58	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	3	‐

Walks	71	‐

Strikeouts	139	‐

Batting Average	.223	‐

On Base Pct	.359	‐

Slugging Pct	.516	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.875	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Brooks Baldwin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - CWS
2026 Projections


At Bats	110	‐

Runs	19	‐

Hits	25	‐

Singles	13	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	8	‐

RBI	19	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	20	‐

Strikeouts	43	‐

Batting Average	.226	‐

On Base Pct	.356	‐

Slugging Pct	.471	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.827	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Brooks Baldwin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - CWS
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	The White Sox transferred Brooks Baldwin to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 8th
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-5 in a win over the Tigers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Baldwin suffered a right UCL tear during spring training and was initially diagnosed with a sprain. He opted for internal brace surgery rather than rest and rehab, going under the knife April 1. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 7th
	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 White Sox placed Brooks Baldwin on the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	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	Baldwin hasn't appeared in a spring training game since March 6 due to right elbow soreness and has been considered day-to-day throughout. He has yet to resume throwing. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th	White Sox outfielder Brooks Baldwin (elbow) is considered day to day, according to manager Will Venable. Brenton Kemp Thu, Mar 12th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS			Brooks Baldwin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#8	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#8
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#130	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#130
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#93	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#93
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#143	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#143
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#247	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#247
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#194	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#194
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#65	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#65
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#140	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#140
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#84	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#84
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#69	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#69
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#173	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#173
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#220	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#220
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#146	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#146
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#110	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#110
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#61	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#61
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#207	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#207
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#47	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#47
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#48	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#48
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#124	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#124
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#422	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#422
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#58	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#58
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#158	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#158
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#48	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#48
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#366	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#366
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#277	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#277
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#79	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#79
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#111	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#111
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#140	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#140
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#179	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#179
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#205	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#205
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#204	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#204
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#40	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#40
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#79	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#79
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#144	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#144
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#95	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#95
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#129	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#129
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#70	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#70
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#223	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#223
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#62	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#62
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#118	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#118
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#70	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#70
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#50	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#50
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#174	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#174
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#151	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#151
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#9	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#9
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#132	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#132
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#19	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#19
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#52	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#52
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#42	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#42
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#62	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#62
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#118	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#118
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#18	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#34	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#34
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#84	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#84
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#385	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#385
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#87	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#87
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#165	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#165
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#18	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#18
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#34	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#34
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#25	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#25
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#96	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#96
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#139	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#139
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#91	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#91
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#126	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#126
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#109	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#109
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#85	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#85
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#278	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#278
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#10	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#10
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#101	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#101
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#162	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#162
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#237	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#237
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#27	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#27
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#191	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#191
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#38	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#38
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#19	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#42	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#42
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#103	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#103
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#96	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#96
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#30	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#30
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#22	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#22
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#34	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#34
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#18	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#18
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#89	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#89
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#244	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#244
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#106	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#106
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#236	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#236
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#62	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#62
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#99	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#99
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#21	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#21
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#28	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#28
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#72	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#72
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#151	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#151
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#63	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#63
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#39	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#39
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#33	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#33
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#101	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#101
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#10	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#10
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#35	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#35
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#87	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#87
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#129	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#129
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#160	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#160
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			vs COL

Who Should I Trade?

Brooks Baldwin for Munetaka Murakami (2026)

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