Who Should I Trade?

Gavin Lux for Munetaka Murakami (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Gavin Lux 2B,3B,LF,DH - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 60	‐
VBR	# 51	# 1231

Projections

Runs	17	2
Home Runs	7	0
RBI	17	2
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.228	.251

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 58	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 133	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 69	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 54	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 47	# 343

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 63	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Gavin Lux 2B,3B,LF,DH - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	352	‐

Runs	70	‐

Hits	77	‐

Singles	35	‐

Doubles	13	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	29	‐

RBI	58	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	3	‐

Walks	74	‐

Strikeouts	145	‐

Batting Average	.219	‐

On Base Pct	.357	‐

Slugging Pct	.503	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.860	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Gavin Lux 2B,3B,LF,DH - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	99	16

Runs	17	2

Hits	23	4

Singles	12	3

Doubles	4	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	7	0

RBI	17	2

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	18	2

Strikeouts	39	4

Batting Average	.228	.251

On Base Pct	.357	.330

Slugging Pct	.472	.350

On-base Plus Slugging	.829	.680

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Gavin Lux 2B,3B,LF,DH - TB
News
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Cubs with a solo home run and one walk.. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	Gavin Lux hit off Griffin Jax in a live batting practice session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-5 in a win over the Tigers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Gavin Lux is back in St. Pete with his rehab assignment paused. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-3 in a win over the Tigers with a home run, two walks, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th	Rays infielder Gavin Luz went 3-for-4 as the designated hitter for Triple-A Durham on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Wed, Jul 8th
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-3 in a win over the Guardians with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Gavin Lux is starting a rehab assignment at Triple-A Durham on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th	Rays manager Kevin Cash said Gavin Lux will begin a rehab assignment on June 29. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS			Gavin Lux 2B,3B,LF,DH - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th				@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs DET	Ty Madden	#278
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Mon, Jun 15th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#251
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#173
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#79	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	@ TEX
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ TEX
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ TEX
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			vs HOU
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ PHI
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Gavin Lux for Munetaka Murakami (2026)

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