Who Should I Trade?

George Lombard for LuJames Groover (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY	LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 262	‐
VBR	# 359	# 1218

Projections

Runs	6	0
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	5	0
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.215	.101

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 168	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 210	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 444

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY	LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI
2026 Stats


At Bats	106	48

Runs	14	4

Hits	23	8

Singles	17	5

Doubles	2	2

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	11	4

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	9	5

Strikeouts	33	11

Batting Average	.217	.167

On Base Pct	.280	.259

Slugging Pct	.340	.271

On-base Plus Slugging	.619	.530

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY	LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI
2026 Projections


At Bats	44	2

Runs	6	0

Hits	10	0

Singles	6	0

Doubles	2	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	5	0

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	5	0

Strikeouts	13	0

Batting Average	.215	.101

On Base Pct	.303	.136

Slugging Pct	.336	.149

On-base Plus Slugging	.639	.285

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY	LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI
News
	George Lombard went 1-for-4 in a win over the Rockies with a grand slam. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 10th	The D-backs have optioned infielder LuJames Groover to Triple-A Reno. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jul 5th
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that George Lombard Jr. will not play on Tuesday Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	LuJames Groover went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Diamondbacks 9-4 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th
	George Lombard (knee) remains out of the lineup for the New York Yankees against the Los Angeles Angels Monday. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 31st	LuJames Groover went 1-for-3 with an RBI single on Saturday as the Diamondbacks suffered a 6-1 loss to the Nationals. David Leisering Sat, Jun 6th
	George Lombard is not in the Yankees lineup on Sunday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	The Diamondbacks selected the contract of LuJames Groover. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th
	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said George Lombard is dealing with a day-to-day type of injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY			LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#265
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#180
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#369
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#186
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#245	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#365	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#191
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#191	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#394
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#252	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#16
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#141
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#387
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#299
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#299	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#369
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#233
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#172	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#38
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#173	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#122	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#80	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#339
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#113
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#122
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#321	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#161
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#156
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#141
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ SD
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#76
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, May 23rd				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th				vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#324
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159
Mon, Jun 15th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Sat, Jul 18th				vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Tue, Jul 21st				vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#321
Mon, Aug 17th				@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65

Who Should I Trade?

George Lombard for LuJames Groover (2026)

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