Who Should I Trade?

Darell Hernaiz for Maikel Garcia (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Darell Hernaiz 2B,3B,SS - ATH
Expert Recommendation	80% Recommended by 4 of 5 experts	20% Recommended by 1 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 146	# 307
VBR	# 438	# 394

Projections

Runs	6	7
Home Runs	1	1
RBI	5	6
Stolen Bases	2	1
Batting Average	.263	.247

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 246	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 144	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 89	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 54	# 466

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 210	# 200

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Darell Hernaiz 2B,3B,SS - ATH
2026 Stats


At Bats	283	133

Runs	34	13

Hits	75	32

Singles	51	28

Doubles	18	3

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	32	8

Stolen Bases	5	3

Caught Stealing	4	0

Walks	24	16

Strikeouts	47	27

Batting Average	.265	.241

On Base Pct	.320	.327

Slugging Pct	.382	.286

On-base Plus Slugging	.702	.612

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Darell Hernaiz 2B,3B,SS - ATH
2026 Projections


At Bats	45	64

Runs	6	7

Hits	12	16

Singles	8	12

Doubles	2	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	1

RBI	5	6

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	4	6

Strikeouts	7	11

Batting Average	.263	.247

On Base Pct	.326	.308

Slugging Pct	.388	.339

On-base Plus Slugging	.714	.647

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Darell Hernaiz 2B,3B,SS - ATH
News
	The Royals placed INF Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Athletics recalled Darell Hernaiz from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro told reporters that Maikel Garcia is likely to wind up back on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Athletics have recalled infielder Darell Hernaiz from Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th
	Maikel Garcia (hamstring) left Thursday's game in the first inning after limping on the base paths. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 20th	The Athletics optioned Darell Hernaiz to Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th
	The Royals activated 3B Maikel Garcia from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Maikel Garcia could be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC			Darell Hernaiz 2B,3B,SS - ATH
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Mar 31st				@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#310
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Mon, Apr 13th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#140	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Jun 20th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Mon, Jun 29th				vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#112
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Mon, Aug 24th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Mon, Aug 31st				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs HOU
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215

Who Should I Trade?

Darell Hernaiz for Maikel Garcia (2026)

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