Who Should I Trade?

Isiah Kiner-Falefa for Matt Shaw (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS - BOS
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 212	# 257
VBR	# 690	# 1212

Projections

Runs	5	3
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	5	2
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.246	.236

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 122	# 256

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 145	# 248

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 317	# 338

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 259	# 230

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Stats


At Bats	131	119

Runs	21	19

Hits	33	33

Singles	20	27

Doubles	7	4

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	4	2

RBI	20	13

Stolen Bases	4	7

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	12	12

Strikeouts	27	18

Batting Average	.252	.277

On Base Pct	.327	.344

Slugging Pct	.428	.361

On-base Plus Slugging	.754	.705

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Projections


At Bats	39	24

Runs	5	3

Hits	10	6

Singles	6	5

Doubles	2	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	5	2

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	4	1

Strikeouts	9	4

Batting Average	.246	.236

On Base Pct	.324	.276

Slugging Pct	.397	.290

On-base Plus Slugging	.721	.566

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS - BOS
News
	The Cubs activated INF/OF Matt Shaw from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 28th	Isiah Kiner-Falefa went 1-for-3 with two walks in a rehab game for Triple-A Worcester on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	Matt Shaw went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in a rehab game for Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Isiah Kiner-Falefa is due to begin a rehab assignment at Triple-A Worcester on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 15th
	Matt Shaw is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	The Red Sox transferred INF Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th
	Matt Shaw recently resumed light hitting while spending time rehabbing in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Isiah Kiner-Falefa has been cleared to start a hitting program. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	Matt Shaw is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Isiah Kiner-Falefa is scheduled to undergo X-rays early next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC			Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2B,3B,SS - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Apr 4th				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#406
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#287
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Jun 8th				@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Thu, Jun 18th				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, Jun 21st				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#192
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs KC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ TB
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs CHC
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Isiah Kiner-Falefa for Matt Shaw (2026)

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