Who Should I Trade?

Cody Freeman for Nick Madrigal (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB	Cody Freeman 2B,3B,LF - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 692

Projections

Runs	‐	4
Home Runs	‐	1
RBI	‐	4
Stolen Bases	‐	0
Batting Average	‐	.236

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 215	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB	Cody Freeman 2B,3B,LF - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	44	78

Runs	7	8

Hits	12	20

Singles	11	17

Doubles	1	1

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	0	1

RBI	2	6

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	7	7

Strikeouts	3	13

Batting Average	.273	.256

On Base Pct	.385	.326

Slugging Pct	.296	.333

On-base Plus Slugging	.680	.659

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB	Cody Freeman 2B,3B,LF - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	37

Runs	‐	4

Hits	‐	9

Singles	‐	6

Doubles	‐	2

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	1

RBI	‐	4

Stolen Bases	‐	0

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	2

Strikeouts	‐	7

Batting Average	‐	.236

On Base Pct	‐	.282

Slugging Pct	‐	.374

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.656

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB	Cody Freeman 2B,3B,LF - TEX
News
	The Rays signed Nick Madrigal to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th	Cody Freeman went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Brewers with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th
	Nick Madrigal has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th	The Rangers recalled INF/OF Cody Freeman from Triple-A Round Rock. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
	The Angels designated INF Nick Madrigal for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	The Rangers activated Cody Freeman from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Nick Madrigal went 2-for-3 in a win over the Rays with a walk, one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 13th	The Rangers transferred Cody Freeman's rehab assignment to Triple-A Round Rock. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Nick Madrigal went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles on Friday during the Angels' 8-5 loss to the Rays. David Leisering Sat, May 30th	The Rangers sent Cody Freeman on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB			Cody Freeman 2B,3B,LF - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#156
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#155	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#253	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#395	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#126
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#216
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, May 9th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#290
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Sat, May 23rd				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#368
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#243	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#189	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#414	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#297
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#217
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#216	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#305
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#177	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#12
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#224	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#144
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#240
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#252
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#172	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#161	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#241	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#109	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#151	@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ MIN
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124

Who Should I Trade?

Cody Freeman for Nick Madrigal (2026)

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