Who Should I Trade?

Grae Kessinger for Munetaka Murakami (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 60	‐
VBR	# 38	‐

Projections

Runs	14	‐
Home Runs	6	‐
RBI	15	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.228	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

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	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 63	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	368	‐

Runs	72	‐

Hits	79	‐

Singles	36	‐

Doubles	14	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	29	‐

RBI	59	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	3	‐

Walks	81	‐

Strikeouts	153	‐

Batting Average	.215	‐

On Base Pct	.358	‐

Slugging Pct	.489	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.848	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	85	‐

Runs	14	‐

Hits	19	‐

Singles	10	‐

Doubles	3	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	6	‐

RBI	15	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	16	‐

Strikeouts	33	‐

Batting Average	.228	‐

On Base Pct	.358	‐

Slugging Pct	.471	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.829	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT
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	The Mets have reassigned infielder Grae Kessinger to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-5 in a win over the Tigers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Grae Kessinger is expected to be sidelined for at least 8-12 weeks after being diagnosed with a significant left hamstring injury. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st
	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	The Mets signed Grae Kessinger to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Wed, Jan 28th
	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
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th
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			Grae Kessinger 2B,3B - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#117	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Mon, Apr 13th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#404	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Thu, May 7th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#202	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#309
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#59	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#165
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#59	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#343
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#210
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#118	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#221	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#184
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#59	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#221	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT			@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ DET
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#136
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#96
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Grae Kessinger for Munetaka Murakami (2026)

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