Who Should I Trade?

CJ Abrams for Kevin McGonigle (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	CJ Abrams SS,DH - WSH	Kevin McGonigle 3B,SS - DET
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 19	# 39
VBR	# 20	# 65

Projections

Runs	15	15
Home Runs	4	3
RBI	13	12
Stolen Bases	5	2
Batting Average	.258	.265

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 28	# 43

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 25	# 44

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 12	# 18

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 23	# 34

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 12	# 42

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 45	# 51

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	CJ Abrams SS,DH - WSH	Kevin McGonigle 3B,SS - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	489	500

Runs	81	84

Hits	133	138

Singles	75	97

Doubles	26	24

Triples	3	3

Home Runs	29	14

RBI	92	56

Stolen Bases	25	12

Caught Stealing	5	1

Walks	49	79

Strikeouts	130	81

Batting Average	.272	.276

On Base Pct	.349	.376

Slugging Pct	.515	.420

On-base Plus Slugging	.864	.796

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	CJ Abrams SS,DH - WSH	Kevin McGonigle 3B,SS - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	98	95

Runs	15	15

Hits	25	25

Singles	15	16

Doubles	5	5

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	4	3

RBI	13	12

Stolen Bases	5	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	8	13

Strikeouts	23	16

Batting Average	.258	.265

On Base Pct	.326	.355

Slugging Pct	.450	.428

On-base Plus Slugging	.775	.783

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	CJ Abrams SS,DH - WSH	Kevin McGonigle 3B,SS - DET
News
	CJ Abrams went 1-for-4 with a double, two runs scored, one RBI, two stolen bases, a walk and a strikeout. Jesse Garcia Tue, Aug 25th	Kevin McGonigle went 2-for-6 in a win over the Pirates with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 18th
	CJ Abrams is not in the Nationals lineup on Saturday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Kevin McGonigle went 1-for-4 in a win over the Guardians with one run scored and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 14th
	CJ Abrams was not in the Nationals lineup on Thursday after suffering a left ankle sprain in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s game. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Kevin McGonigle went 2-for-4 in a 6-4 win over the Guardians with a double, one run scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 12th
	Nationals manager Blake Butera said CJ Abrams is going to start making the transition to second base. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Kevin McGonigle went 3-for-4 in Friday's 5-2 loss to the Giants with one run scored and one walk. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th
	CJ Abrams went 1-for-5 in Tuesday's loss to the Cubs with a home run, a run scored, two RBI and a strikeout. Jesse Garcia Wed, Aug 12th	Kevin McGonigle went 2-for-3 in Thursday's win over the Mariners with a home run, three runs scored, two RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	CJ Abrams SS,DH - WSH			Kevin McGonigle 3B,SS - DET
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#106	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#241
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#379	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#210
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#422
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#273	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ TOR
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs PIT
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Mon, May 4th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Thu, May 28th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Thu, Jul 9th				vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#310
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Mon, Sep 14th				@ TOR
Thu, Sep 17th				@ CWS

Who Should I Trade?

CJ Abrams for Kevin McGonigle (2026)

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