Who Should I Trade?

Ezequiel Tovar for Kaelen Culpepper (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL	Kaelen Culpepper SS - MIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 179	‐
VBR	# 160	# 212

Projections

Runs	12	11
Home Runs	3	3
RBI	12	10
Stolen Bases	1	2
Batting Average	.253	.254

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 176	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 135	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 155	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 150	# 167

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 365	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL	Kaelen Culpepper SS - MIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	396	57

Runs	43	8

Hits	84	19

Singles	53	14

Doubles	21	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	10	3

RBI	41	6

Stolen Bases	6	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	27	3

Strikeouts	108	15

Batting Average	.212	.333

On Base Pct	.261	.381

Slugging Pct	.341	.526

On-base Plus Slugging	.602	.907

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL	Kaelen Culpepper SS - MIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	95	87

Runs	12	11

Hits	24	22

Singles	15	15

Doubles	6	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	3

RBI	12	10

Stolen Bases	1	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	6	7

Strikeouts	25	21

Batting Average	.253	.254

On Base Pct	.296	.317

Slugging Pct	.415	.401

On-base Plus Slugging	.711	.718

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL	Kaelen Culpepper SS - MIN
News
	Ezequiel Tovar went 2-for-4 in Wednesday’s 13-1 win over the Nationals with one walk, one stolen base, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	Kaelen Culpepper went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Athletics with a solo home run, a walk, one run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 27th
	Ezequiel Tovar was removed from Monday’s game against the Nationals with a left wrist strain. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th	Kaelen Culpepper went 1-for-4 in a 7-5 loss to the Padres on Saturday with a home run, a run scored and an RBI. Matthew Adam Sun, Aug 23rd
	Ezequiel Tovar went 4-for-4 in a loss to the Rays with a home run, three runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th	Kaelen Culpepper went 1-for-4 in an 8-6 win over the Brewers on Friday with a home run, a run scored, and one RBI. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 8th
	Ezequiel Tovar went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Dodgers with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 7th	Kaelen Culpepper was called up by the Twins on Friday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Aug 7th
	Ezequiel Tovar went 3-for-4 in Friday's win over the Giants with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 4th	The Twins activated Kaelen Culpepper from the Triple-A IL. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL			Kaelen Culpepper SS - MIN
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#396	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#280	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#360
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#240
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#428	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#151
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#181	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ CWS
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ CWS
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL			@ CWS
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY			@ DET
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY			@ DET
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET			vs CLE
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD			vs NYY
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA			@ LAA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA			@ LAA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI			@ SF
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI			@ SF
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS			vs TEX
Thu, Mar 26th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 13th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Sat, Apr 25th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Mon, Apr 27th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Tue, May 5th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, May 28th				@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Thu, Jun 4th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Jun 18th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Thu, Aug 6th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Thu, Aug 13th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Mon, Sep 7th				@ DET
Mon, Sep 21st				@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Ezequiel Tovar for Kaelen Culpepper (2026)

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