Who Should I Trade?

Gabriel Arias for Nick Gonzales (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Gabriel Arias 2B,3B,SS - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 140	# 365
VBR	# 125	# 1193

Projections

Runs	13	2
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	12	2
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.278	.235

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 141	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 139	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 206	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 109	# 323

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 127	# 391

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Gabriel Arias 2B,3B,SS - CHC
2026 Stats


At Bats	468	134

Runs	66	14

Hits	144	32

Singles	115	24

Doubles	22	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	6	5

RBI	56	13

Stolen Bases	7	4

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	34	7

Strikeouts	85	58

Batting Average	.308	.239

On Base Pct	.367	.277

Slugging Pct	.397	.373

On-base Plus Slugging	.764	.650

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Gabriel Arias 2B,3B,SS - CHC
2026 Projections


At Bats	104	22

Runs	13	2

Hits	29	5

Singles	20	3

Doubles	6	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	12	2

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	7	1

Strikeouts	21	8

Batting Average	.278	.235

On Base Pct	.332	.284

Slugging Pct	.404	.399

On-base Plus Slugging	.736	.683

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Gabriel Arias 2B,3B,SS - CHC
News
	Nick Gonzales is back in the Pirates lineup on Monday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Chicago Cubs claimed Gabriel Arias off waivers on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Aug 19th
	Nick Gonzales is not in the Pirates lineup on Sunday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	The Mets designated INF Gabriel Arias for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Nick Gonzales is not in Friday's starting lineup but available off the bench if needed. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Aug 15th	The Mets claimed INF Gabriel Arias off waivers. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Nick Gonzales was pulled from Friday’s game against the Red Sox after being hit in the helmet by a pitch. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	The Guardians designated Gabriel Arias for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Nick Gonzales went 1-for-5 with three RBI in the Pirates 9-0 win over the Mets on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Gabriel Arias went 2-for-4 in a win over the Twins with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Wed, Jul 22nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT			Gabriel Arias 2B,3B,SS - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, May 18th				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#344	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 10th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#181	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ BOS
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Gabriel Arias for Nick Gonzales (2026)

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