Who Should I Trade?

Christian Koss for Matt Shaw (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Christian Koss 2B,3B,SS - SF
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 212	‐
VBR	# 357	# 359

Projections

Runs	6	9
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	6	7
Stolen Bases	2	2
Batting Average	.243	.236

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 122	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 145	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 317	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 259	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Christian Koss 2B,3B,SS - SF
2026 Stats


At Bats	132	120

Runs	21	12

Hits	33	24

Singles	20	18

Doubles	7	5

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	4	1

RBI	20	4

Stolen Bases	4	2

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	13	5

Strikeouts	27	36

Batting Average	.250	.200

On Base Pct	.329	.244

Slugging Pct	.424	.267

On-base Plus Slugging	.753	.511

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Christian Koss 2B,3B,SS - SF
2026 Projections


At Bats	46	76

Runs	6	9

Hits	11	18

Singles	7	13

Doubles	2	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	6	7

Stolen Bases	2	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	5	4

Strikeouts	10	20

Batting Average	.243	.236

On Base Pct	.319	.280

Slugging Pct	.409	.344

On-base Plus Slugging	.728	.624

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Christian Koss 2B,3B,SS - SF
News
	The Cubs activated INF/OF Matt Shaw from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 28th	Christian Koss went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Diamondbacks with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th
	Matt Shaw went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in a rehab game for Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Christina Koss has a locker in the Giants clubhouse on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th
	Matt Shaw is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Christian Koss has a left wrist fracture and will be re-examined in two weeks. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 3rd
	Matt Shaw recently resumed light hitting while spending time rehabbing in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	The Giants optioned Christian Koss to Triple-A Sacramento. Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th
	Matt Shaw is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC			Christian Koss 2B,3B,SS - SF
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Mar 27th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sat, Apr 4th				vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#123
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Mon, May 11th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Jun 8th				vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jun 21st				@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Mon, Jul 6th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#319
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#123
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#156
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Mon, Aug 10th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	vs HOU	Bryan King
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Thu, Aug 27th				vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (1-1)	#135
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs STL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs SD
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs SD
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs SD
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ STL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ STL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA

Who Should I Trade?

Christian Koss for Matt Shaw (2026)

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