Who Should I Trade?

Chase Meidroth for Joey Ortiz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Chase Meidroth 2B,3B,SS - CWS	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 180	# 266
VBR	# 162	# 282

Projections

Runs	14	9
Home Runs	2	2
RBI	10	8
Stolen Bases	2	2
Batting Average	.258	.252

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 118	# 264

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 170	# 259

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 131	# 249

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 191	# 352

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Chase Meidroth 2B,3B,SS - CWS	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
2026 Stats


At Bats	467	288

Runs	73	38

Hits	125	71

Singles	89	50

Doubles	24	12

Triples	0	2

Home Runs	12	7

RBI	49	38

Stolen Bases	1	9

Caught Stealing	2	4

Walks	50	30

Strikeouts	120	63

Batting Average	.268	.247

On Base Pct	.342	.313

Slugging Pct	.396	.375

On-base Plus Slugging	.738	.688

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Chase Meidroth 2B,3B,SS - CWS	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
2026 Projections


At Bats	106	69

Runs	14	9

Hits	27	17

Singles	20	12

Doubles	5	3

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	2	2

RBI	10	8

Stolen Bases	2	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	12	6

Strikeouts	23	14

Batting Average	.258	.252

On Base Pct	.341	.313

Slugging Pct	.362	.390

On-base Plus Slugging	.703	.703

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Chase Meidroth 2B,3B,SS - CWS	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
News
	Chase Meidroth went 2-for-4 in a win over the Reds with a home run, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	Joey Ortiz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st
	Chase Meidroth is back in the White Sox lineup on Wednesday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	Joey Ortiz went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Mariners with a home run, one run scored, and four RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	White Sox infielder Chase Meidroth (hand/wrist) does not have a fracture, but will remain out of the lineup for Tuesday's game against the Reds. Brenton Kemp Tue, Aug 11th	Joey Ortiz went 2-for-4 in Tuesday’s 22-0 win over the Mariners with one walk and three runs scored. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th
	Chase Meidroth is not in the White Sox lineup on Sunday against the Guardians. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Joey Ortiz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Dodgers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	Chase Meidroth went 3-for-5 in a loss to the Red Sox with two home runs, two runs scored, four RBI, and two walks. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th	Joey Ortiz is back in the Brewers lineup on Wednesday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Chase Meidroth 2B,3B,SS - CWS			Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#277
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#117
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#104	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#103
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU			@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			vs CHC
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			vs CIN
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			vs STL
Thu, Apr 30th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Mon, Jun 8th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Chase Meidroth for Joey Ortiz (2026)

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