Who Should I Trade?

DJ LeMahieu for Nicky Lopez (2026)

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News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX	DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - FA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1081	‐

Projections

Runs	1	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	1	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.218	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	FA

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 294	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX	DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - FA
2026 Stats


At Bats	227	‐

Runs	24	‐

Hits	62	‐

Singles	56	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	24	‐

Stolen Bases	5	‐

Caught Stealing	3	‐

Walks	12	‐

Strikeouts	42	‐

Batting Average	.273	‐

On Base Pct	.321	‐

Slugging Pct	.313	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.634	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX	DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - FA
2026 Projections


At Bats	11	‐

Runs	1	‐

Hits	2	‐

Singles	2	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	1	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	1	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Batting Average	.218	‐

On Base Pct	.281	‐

Slugging Pct	.246	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.527	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX	DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - FA
News
	Nicky Lopez went 3-for-5 with a stolen base, one RBI, and two runs scored in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the Tigers. The three-hit performance extended his hitting streak to nine games. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd
	The Rangers signed Nicky Lopez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	The Cubs sent INF Nicky Lopez outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	The Cubs designated INF Nicky Lopez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	The Cubs selected the contract of INF Nicky Lopez from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX			DJ LeMahieu 1B,2B,3B - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#216
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#331
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#13
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#150
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#16
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#269
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#120
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#269
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#133
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#113
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#35
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#190
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#279
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#177
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#368
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#165
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#357
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#82
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#186
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#294
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#279
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#73
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#26
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#103
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#338
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#48
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#56
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#172
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#61
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#140
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#258
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#246
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#288
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#17
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#212
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#312
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#181
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#301
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#243
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#187
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#214
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#98
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#33
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#301
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#197
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#275
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#100
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#244
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#335
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#55
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#14
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#25
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#58
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#11
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#135
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#31
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#88
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#24
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#66
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#93

Who Should I Trade?

DJ LeMahieu for Nicky Lopez (2026)

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