Who Should I Trade?

Jake Cronenworth for Maikel Garcia (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
Expert Recommendation	60% Recommended by 3 of 5 experts	40% Recommended by 2 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 146	# 246
VBR	# 399	# 334

Projections

Runs	7	13
Home Runs	1	2
RBI	6	11
Stolen Bases	2	1
Batting Average	.266	.226

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 144	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 89	# 243

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 54	# 359

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 210	# 193

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 246	# 233

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	283	278

Runs	34	35

Hits	75	63

Singles	51	50

Doubles	18	9

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	3	4

RBI	32	23

Stolen Bases	5	7

Caught Stealing	4	1

Walks	24	29

Strikeouts	47	72

Batting Average	.265	.227

On Base Pct	.320	.311

Slugging Pct	.382	.302

On-base Plus Slugging	.702	.613

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	51	96

Runs	7	13

Hits	14	22

Singles	10	15

Doubles	3	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	6	11

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	5	12

Strikeouts	9	23

Batting Average	.266	.226

On Base Pct	.330	.321

Slugging Pct	.387	.342

On-base Plus Slugging	.717	.663

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
News
	The Royals placed INF Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Jake Cronenworth went 1-for-5 with a home run in the Padres 5-0 win over the Guardians on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro told reporters that Maikel Garcia is likely to wind up back on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Jake Cronenworth went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 4-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Friday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 8th
	Maikel Garcia (hamstring) left Thursday's game in the first inning after limping on the base paths. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 20th	Jake Cronenworth went 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 12-7 loss against the Dodgers on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	The Royals activated 3B Maikel Garcia from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Padres have activated infielder Jake Cronenworth off the concussion injured list. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th
	Maikel Garcia could be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Jake Cronenworth will begin his rehab assignment at Triple-A El Paso on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC			Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
Thu, Mar 26th				vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Mar 31st				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#410
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#410
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#168
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sat, Jun 20th				@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#392	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#104	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119

Who Should I Trade?

Jake Cronenworth for Maikel Garcia (2026)

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