Who Should I Trade?

Cooper Kinney for Royce Lewis (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Royce Lewis 1B,2B,3B - MIN	Cooper Kinney 2B,3B - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 132	‐
VBR	# 106	‐

Projections

Runs	9	‐
Home Runs	3	‐
RBI	10	‐
Stolen Bases	2	‐
Batting Average	.244	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 131	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 149	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 148	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 151	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 100	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 213	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Royce Lewis 1B,2B,3B - MIN	Cooper Kinney 2B,3B - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	394	‐

Runs	48	‐

Hits	93	‐

Singles	56	‐

Doubles	22	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	14	‐

RBI	51	‐

Stolen Bases	14	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	37	‐

Strikeouts	107	‐

Batting Average	.236	‐

On Base Pct	.304	‐

Slugging Pct	.404	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.707	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Royce Lewis 1B,2B,3B - MIN	Cooper Kinney 2B,3B - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	68	‐

Runs	9	‐

Hits	17	‐

Singles	10	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	3	‐

RBI	10	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	6	‐

Strikeouts	17	‐

Batting Average	.244	‐

On Base Pct	.304	‐

Slugging Pct	.425	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.729	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Royce Lewis 1B,2B,3B - MIN	Cooper Kinney 2B,3B - TB
News
	Royce Lewis went 3-for-4 in Tuesday's 15-2 win over the Tigers with a home run, a double, two runs scored, three RBI, and a walk. Matthew Adam Wed, Sep 2nd	The Rays have reassigned infielder Cooper Kinney to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th
	Royce Lewis went 1-for-4 in Friday's 7-4 loss to the White Sox with a stolen base and two strikeouts. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 29th
	Royce Lewis went 2-for-4 in Tuesday's 4-2 loss to the Athletics with a stolen base. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 26th
	Royce Lewis went 1-for-4 in a 6-4 win over Atlanta on Wednesday with one stolen base and one strikeout. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 20th
	Royce Lewis went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Brewers on Saturday with a double, two RBI, and one stolen base. Matthew Adam Sun, Aug 9th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Royce Lewis 1B,2B,3B - MIN			Cooper Kinney 2B,3B - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Tue, Mar 31st				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#181	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#155
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#253
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#395	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#395
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Mon, May 4th				vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#282	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#368	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#347	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#347	vs DET	Ty Madden	#243
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#189
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#414
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Wed, Jun 17th				@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Thu, Jun 25th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#259	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#216
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#177
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#214	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#224
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276
Fri, Aug 14th				vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#109	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#172
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#224	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#172	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#161
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (0-0)	#241
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#109
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#151
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th				@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ PHI
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#209
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#160
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Cooper Kinney for Royce Lewis (2026)

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