Who Should I Trade?

Graham Pauley for Miguel Vargas (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Graham Pauley 1B,3B - MIA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 36	‐
VBR	# 45	# 1199

Projections

Runs	16	2
Home Runs	4	1
RBI	15	2
Stolen Bases	2	0
Batting Average	.245	.234

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 38	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 43	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 37	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 29	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 41	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 36	# 474

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Graham Pauley 1B,3B - MIA
2026 Stats


At Bats	490	108

Runs	92	9

Hits	122	21

Singles	62	11

Doubles	30	9

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	29	1

RBI	76	14

Stolen Bases	13	1

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	84	5

Strikeouts	102	27

Batting Average	.249	.194

On Base Pct	.364	.228

Slugging Pct	.492	.306

On-base Plus Slugging	.855	.534

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Graham Pauley 1B,3B - MIA
2026 Projections


At Bats	98	17

Runs	16	2

Hits	24	4

Singles	14	3

Doubles	6	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	1

RBI	15	2

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	14	2

Strikeouts	21	4

Batting Average	.245	.234

On Base Pct	.343	.302

Slugging Pct	.443	.383

On-base Plus Slugging	.786	.685

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Graham Pauley 1B,3B - MIA
News
	Miguel Vargas went 2-for-3 in Wednesday's win over the Rangers with two runs scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	The Marlins optioned Graham Pauley to Triple-A Jacksonville. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	Miguel Vargas went 2-for-3 in a win over the Mets with a home run, one double, one run scored, two RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	Graham Pauley was called back up to the big-league squad by the Marlins on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, Aug 11th
	Miguel Vargas went 1-for-4 in Sunday's win over the Tigers with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	The Marlins optioned INF Graham Pauley to Triple-A Jacksonville. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st
	Miguel Vargas went 4-for-5 in a win over the Tigers with two home runs, one double, three runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th	The Marlins recalled Graham Pauley from Triple-A Jacksonville. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	Miguel Vargas went 1-for-4 in Tuesday’s 5-4 loss to the Reds with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 12th	The Marlins optioned Graham Pauley to Triple-A Jacksonville. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Miguel Vargas 1B,3B,DH - CWS			Graham Pauley 1B,3B - MIA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#259
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Mon, Apr 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Thu, May 7th				vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, May 21st				vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Thu, Jun 11th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Mon, Jun 15th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#209
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Mon, Sep 7th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			vs LAD
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			@ ARI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			@ ARI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			@ SD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			@ SD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			@ SD
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			vs ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET

Who Should I Trade?

Graham Pauley for Miguel Vargas (2026)

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