Who Should I Trade?

Dansby Swanson for Kevin Newman (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC	Kevin Newman 1B,2B,3B,SS - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 98	‐
VBR	# 1141	‐

Projections

Runs	4	‐
Home Runs	1	‐
RBI	4	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.223	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 92	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 101	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 93	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 130	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 204	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 91	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC	Kevin Newman 1B,2B,3B,SS - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	403	‐

Runs	78	‐

Hits	86	‐

Singles	49	‐

Doubles	16	‐

Triples	3	‐

Home Runs	18	‐

RBI	66	‐

Stolen Bases	17	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	48	‐

Strikeouts	106	‐

Batting Average	.213	‐

On Base Pct	.298	‐

Slugging Pct	.402	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.700	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC	Kevin Newman 1B,2B,3B,SS - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	32	‐

Runs	4	‐

Hits	7	‐

Singles	5	‐

Doubles	1	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	4	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	3	‐

Strikeouts	9	‐

Batting Average	.223	‐

On Base Pct	.297	‐

Slugging Pct	.371	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.668	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC	Kevin Newman 1B,2B,3B,SS - KC
News
	Dansby Swanson will remain in Chicago for rehab during Cubs' upcoming road trip. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	The Cubs placed Dansby Swanson on the injured list with a left oblique strain. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Dansby Swanson is slated to be placed on the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Dansby Swanson left Sunday’s game due to left side discomfort. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	Dansby Swanson went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 15th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC			Kevin Newman 1B,2B,3B,SS - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#392
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL			vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Sun, Jun 21st				vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Dansby Swanson for Kevin Newman (2026)

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