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George Valera for Nick Castellanos (2026)
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Experts' Pick | Experts' Pick | |
| George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE  | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA  | |
Expert |
50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts |
50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 368 | # 351 |
| VBR | ‐ | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 4 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 1 | ‐ |
| RBI | 4 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .219 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | MiLB | FA |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 383 | # 303 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 329 | # 472 |
| George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 37 | 115 |
| Runs | 1 | 9 |
| Hits | 8 | 22 |
| Singles | 5 | 13 |
| Doubles | 3 | 5 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 0 | 4 |
| RBI | 6 | 20 |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | 2 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 1 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 34 |
| Batting Average | .216 | .191 |
| On Base Pct | .237 | .221 |
| Slugging Pct | .297 | .339 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .534 | .560 |
| George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 32 | ‐ |
| Runs | 4 | ‐ |
| Hits | 7 | ‐ |
| Singles | 5 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 2 | ‐ |
| Triples | 0 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 1 | ‐ |
| RBI | 4 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | ‐ |
| Walks | 3 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 9 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .219 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .286 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .359 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .645 | ‐ |
| George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA | |
| News | ||
| The Guardians sent George Valera outright to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st | Nick Castellanos was designated for assignment by the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jun 3rd | |
| The Guardians have designated outfielder George Valera for assignment. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th | Nick Castellanos went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 7-4 win over the Mariners on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th | |
| The Guardians optioned George Valera to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th | Nick Castellanos hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the ninth inning on Sunday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th | |
| George Valera (calf) has been reinstated from the IL and will join the Guardians ahead of Monday's game against the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th | Nick Castellanos went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in the Padres 5-4 loss against the Cubs on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th | |
| The Guardians placed OF George Valera on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th | Padres manager Craig Stammen said he expects to give Nick Castellanos time as the designated hitter as well as in the outfield and at first base. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 15th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| George Valera LF,RF,DH - CLE | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #10 | |||
| Fri, Mar 27th | @ SEA | George Kirby (8-9) | #22 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | @ SEA | Bryan Woo (7-8) | #13 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (6-5) | #85 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (5-5) | #100 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | @ LAD | Shohei Ohtani (8-2) | #1 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | @ LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6) | #11 | |||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | vs CHC | Cade Horton (1-0) | ||||
| Sun, Apr 5th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (7-8) | #25 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (5-7) | #78 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (5-8) | #94 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | ||||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (6-6) | #133 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ ATL | Martin Perez (6-6) | #224 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (12-6) | #5 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (5-8) | #125 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (4-9) | #87 | |||
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ STL | Dustin May (5-7) | #55 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs BAL | Shane Baz (4-9) | #73 | |||
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-4) | #261 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs BAL | Dean Kremer (1-4) | #92 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (6-7) | #72 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-5) | #279 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs HOU | Ryan Weiss (0-3) | #368 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (8-5) | #148 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ TOR | Max Scherzer (1-4) | #150 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-10) | #30 | |||
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (3-4) | #313 | |||
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-4) | #196 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs TB | Nick Martinez (10-2) | #95 | |||
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (9-5) | #20 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (8-6) | #165 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (5-4) | #203 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | @ ATH | Aaron Civale (5-7) | #190 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | @ KC | Michael Wacha (5-7) | #78 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ KC | Stephen Kolek (4-3) | #356 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | @ KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | ||||
| Thu, May 7th | @ KC | Seth Lugo (4-6) | #131 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (3-5) | #98 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (6-7) | #19 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | vs MIN | Andrew Morris (4-2) | #143 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs LAA | Brent Suter (1-2) | #197 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (6-7) | #318 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (3-7) | #36 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (5-6) | #108 | |||
| Sat, May 16th | vs CIN | Chris Paddack (0-7) | ||||
| Sun, May 17th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (5-10) | #142 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (5-7) | #34 | |||
| Tue, May 19th | @ DET | Keider Montero (7-6) | #144 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | @ DET | Drew Anderson | #135 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | @ DET | Casey Mize (4-6) | #46 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (13-4) | #4 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (10-2) | #8 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (1-8) | #215 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #280 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (8-4) | #52 | |||
| Wed, May 27th | vs WSH | PJ Poulin (3-0) | #280 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs BOS | Tyler Samaniego | ||||
| Sat, May 30th | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (13-2) | #29 | |||
| Sun, May 31st | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (4-3) | #23 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (10-6) | #14 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole (4-5) | #24 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ NYY | Carlos Rodon (4-2) | #105 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (4-8) | #88 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-7) | #123 | |||
| Sun, Jun 7th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (7-6) | #7 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs NYY | Will Warren (7-5) | #68 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs NYY | Gerrit Cole (4-5) | #24 | |||
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs NYY | Carlos Rodon (4-2) | #105 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (3-8) | #99 | |||
| Sat, Jun 13th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (7-5) | #2 | |||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ MIL | Robert Gasser (3-4) | #112 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (3-6) | #141 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ MIL | Shane Drohan (5-4) | #75 | |||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ HOU | Tatsuya Imai (6-4) | #151 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-5) | #279 | |||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (5-6) | #262 | |||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (7-5) | #205 | |||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ CWS | Sean Burke (7-5) | #71 | |||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ CWS | Chris Murphy | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (3-9) | #64 | |||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs SEA | Logan Gilbert (8-6) | #10 | |||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (6-5) | #85 | |||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs TEX | Tyler Alexander (1-1) | #157 | |||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (7-6) | #7 | |||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (6-9) | #37 | |||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | vs CWS | Davis Martin (9-5) | #82 | |||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (7-5) | #205 | |||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs CWS | Sean Burke (7-5) | #71 | |||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs CWS | Chris Murphy | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (9-4) | #50 | |||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ MIN | Connor Prielipp (3-5) | #98 | |||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (7-3) | #83 | |||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (11-6) | #65 | |||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ MIA | Eury Perez (5-8) | #42 | |||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips (2-5) | #285 | |||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs PIT | Mason Montgomery (4-3) | #113 | |||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (9-9) | #3 | |||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (6-7) | #19 | |||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs MIN | Kendry Rojas (1-1) | #160 | |||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (7-3) | #83 | |||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (9-4) | #50 | |||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (9-6) | #35 | |||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ TB | Nick Martinez (10-2) | #95 | |||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (9-5) | #20 | |||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ CIN | Caleb Ferguson | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ CIN | Brady Singer (5-10) | #142 | |||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs ARI | Mitch Bratt (0-1) | #195 | |||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs ARI | Kohl Drake (0-0) | #297 | |||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (8-8) | #126 | |||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs NYM | Christian Scott (3-3) | #54 | |||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs NYM | Sean Manaea (2-5) | #81 | |||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (7-7) | #28 | |||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (3-7) | #209 | |||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (7-5) | #205 | |||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (9-5) | #82 | |||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ DET | |||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ DET | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ DET | |||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs SD | |||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs SD | |||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs SD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs SF | |||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs SF | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs SF | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ COL | |||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ COL | |||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ COL | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ LAA | |||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ LAA | |||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ LAA | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs KC | |||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs KC | |||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs KC | |||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs TOR | |||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs TOR | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs TOR | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs DET | |||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs DET | |||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs DET | |||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ BAL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ BAL | |||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ BAL | |||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ MIN | |||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ MIN | |||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ MIN | |||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs CWS | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs CWS | |||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs CWS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs ATH | |||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs ATH | |||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs ATH | |||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ BOS | |||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ BOS | |||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ BOS | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ KC | |||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ KC | |||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ KC | |||||
