Who Should I Trade?

Jerar Encarnacion for Matthew Lugo (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF	Matthew Lugo LF,CF - KC
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 856

Projections

Runs	‐	0
Home Runs	‐	0
RBI	‐	0
Stolen Bases	‐	0
Batting Average	‐	.155

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF	Matthew Lugo LF,CF - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	34	14

Runs	1	0

Hits	6	2

Singles	5	2

Doubles	1	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	0

RBI	0	0

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	1

Strikeouts	8	6

Batting Average	.177	.143

On Base Pct	.200	.200

Slugging Pct	.206	.143

On-base Plus Slugging	.406	.343

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF	Matthew Lugo LF,CF - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	1

Runs	‐	0

Hits	‐	0

Singles	‐	0

Doubles	‐	0

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	0

RBI	‐	0

Stolen Bases	‐	0

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	0

Batting Average	‐	.155

On Base Pct	‐	.194

Slugging Pct	‐	.262

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.456

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF	Matthew Lugo LF,CF - KC
News
	Jerar Encarnacion has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Sun, May 10th	The Royals recalled INF/OF Matthew Lugo from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 26th
	The Giants designated Jerar Encarnacion for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, May 4th	The Royals optioned INF/OF Matthew Lugo to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 15th
		The Royals recalled OF Matthew Lugo from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
		The Royals claimed Matthew Lugo off waivers from the Angels on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd
		The Angels designated Matthew Lugo for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF			Matthew Lugo LF,CF - KC
Wed, Mar 25th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Sun, Apr 5th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Mon, Apr 6th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, Apr 7th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Fri, Apr 10th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sat, Apr 11th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Sun, Apr 12th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#173	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#72
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, Apr 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)		@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Apr 18th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sun, Apr 19th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#57
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Fri, May 1st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Sat, May 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, May 3rd	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Mon, May 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Tue, May 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Wed, May 6th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (4-3)	#133	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Fri, May 8th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Sat, May 9th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Tue, May 12th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Wed, May 13th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Thu, May 14th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Fri, May 15th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, May 16th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, May 17th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Mon, May 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Tue, May 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Wed, May 20th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Fri, May 22nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sat, May 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, May 24th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Mon, May 25th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Tue, May 26th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, May 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Fri, May 29th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sat, May 30th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Sun, May 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)		@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Fri, Jun 5th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Sat, Jun 6th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sun, Jun 7th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Mon, Jun 8th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#66
Wed, Jun 10th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Fri, Jun 12th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Sat, Jun 13th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#156	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Sat, Jun 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Thu, Jun 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#261
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Sat, Jul 4th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#236	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Mon, Jul 6th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, Jul 7th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Jul 9th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46
Fri, Jul 10th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sat, Jul 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#187	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Fri, Jul 17th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Sat, Jul 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)
Sun, Jul 19th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Mon, Jul 27th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Wed, Jul 29th	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#93	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Thu, Jul 30th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (4-3)	#133	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#265	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#187
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Wed, Aug 5th	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#139	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#81
Fri, Aug 7th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sat, Aug 8th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83
Sun, Aug 9th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Mon, Aug 10th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th	vs HOU	Bryan King		@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#187	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sun, Aug 16th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#194
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Thu, Aug 27th	vs ARI			@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Fri, Aug 28th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Sep 1st	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#156	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Fri, Sep 4th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127
Sun, Sep 6th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Mon, Sep 7th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#41
Wed, Sep 9th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Mon, Sep 14th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101
Tue, Sep 15th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Wed, Sep 16th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#112	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#156
Mon, Sep 21st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Sun, Mar 29th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Wed, Apr 29th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, May 7th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#164
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Tue, Jun 16th				@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Sun, Aug 30th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#165
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#94

Who Should I Trade?

Jerar Encarnacion for Matthew Lugo (2026)

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