Who Should I Trade?

Emmanuel Rivera for Nicky Lopez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1074	‐

Projections

Runs	2	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	2	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.235	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	FA

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 294	‐

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


At Bats	218	‐

Runs	22	‐

Hits	60	‐

Singles	54	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	24	‐

Stolen Bases	5	‐

Caught Stealing	3	‐

Walks	10	‐

Strikeouts	40	‐

Batting Average	.275	‐

On Base Pct	.316	‐

Slugging Pct	.317	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.633	‐

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


At Bats	22	‐

Runs	2	‐

Hits	5	‐

Singles	4	‐

Doubles	1	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	2	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	2	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Batting Average	.235	‐

On Base Pct	.296	‐

Slugging Pct	.284	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.581	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX	Emmanuel Rivera 1B,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
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX			Emmanuel Rivera 1B,3B - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#42
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#109
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#288
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#130
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#288
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#217
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#258
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#78
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#185
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#309
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#193
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#94
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#282
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#110
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#299
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-2)	#214
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#113
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#226
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#270
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#204
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#20
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#245
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#373
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#137
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#279
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#208
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#47
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#114
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Emmanuel Rivera for Nicky Lopez (2026)

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