Who Should I Trade?

Jhonkensy Noel for Zach McKinstry (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET	Jhonkensy Noel 1B,RF - BAL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 326	‐
VBR	# 519	‐

Projections

Runs	17	1
Home Runs	3	0
RBI	14	1
Stolen Bases	4	0
Batting Average	.231	.143

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 288	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 322	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET	Jhonkensy Noel 1B,RF - BAL
2026 Stats


At Bats	230	‐

Runs	21	‐

Hits	45	‐

Singles	32	‐

Doubles	7	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	4	‐

RBI	19	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	4	‐

Walks	26	‐

Strikeouts	46	‐

Batting Average	.196	‐

On Base Pct	.275	‐

Slugging Pct	.296	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.571	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET	Jhonkensy Noel 1B,RF - BAL
2026 Projections


At Bats	137	7

Runs	17	1

Hits	32	1

Singles	21	1

Doubles	6	0

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	3	0

RBI	14	1

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	14	1

Strikeouts	32	2

Batting Average	.231	.143

On Base Pct	.302	.200

Slugging Pct	.360	.143

On-base Plus Slugging	.662	.343

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET	Jhonkensy Noel 1B,RF - BAL
News
	Zach McKinstry went 1-for-4 in Thursday’s win over the Athletics with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Fri, Jul 10th	The Orioles have reassigned first baseman/outfielder Jhonkensy Noel to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Mon, Mar 23rd
	Tigers utility player Zach McKinstry went 2-for-5 with a two-run homer in a 7-5 loss to the Astros on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th	Noel (thumb) is attending Baltimore's big-league camp as a non-roster invitee. A pitch struck his right thumb during Friday's 10-2 loss to St. Louis, forcing him out late in the game. Bruno Mulé Mon, Mar 9th
	Tigers utility player Zach McKinstry went 2-for-3 with a homer and a walk in an 11-0 win over the Twins on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 11th	Noel (thumb) was outrighted from Baltimore's 40-man roster in January but has remained in big-league camp. He has gone 4-for-11 with one double, one walk and two strikeouts across eight spring games. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 7th
	Zach McKinstry is expected to be activated from the injured list on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th	Jhonkensy Noel has been designated for assignment by the Baltimore Orioles. The move makes room for newly-acquired Marco Luciano on the 40-man roster. David Leisering Wed, Jan 7th
	The Tigers sent INF/OF Zach McKinstry on a rehab assignment to Single-A Lakeland. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th	Jhonkensy Noel has been claimed off waivers by the Baltimore Orioles. Noel was designated for assignment by Cleveland last month. In a corresponding move, the Orioles designated righthander George Soriano for assignment. David Leisering Mon, Jan 5th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET			Jhonkensy Noel 1B,RF - BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#95	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#267	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Sun, Mar 29th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#134
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#72	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#170	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#121
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#25
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#14	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#44
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#156
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#193
Mon, Apr 13th				vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#208
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#112
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#126	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#126
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#220	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#147	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#64
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#185	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#240
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#196
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#134	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#158	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Thu, May 7th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#60
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#126	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#229
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#239
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Mon, May 11th				vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#165	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#387
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#111	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96
Mon, May 25th				vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#34
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#105	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#244
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#227	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#256
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#100
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#199	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Thu, Jun 4th				@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#142
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#38	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#153
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 8th				vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#257	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#108	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#172
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#267
Sun, Jun 14th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#190
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#22	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jun 18th				@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#227	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (0-2)	#139	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#116	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#176
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#150
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#240	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#22	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#210
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#147
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#318	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#92	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#186	vs CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#84
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#295
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#105	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#176	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#22
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#101	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (4-7)	#84	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#295	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#91
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#77	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69	@ DET
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH			vs PHI
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH			vs PHI
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH			vs PHI
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA			vs LAA
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA			vs LAA
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA			vs LAA
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF			@ TEX
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF			@ TEX
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF			@ TEX
Mon, Aug 10th				@ MIN
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE			@ MIN
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE			@ MIN
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS			@ TB
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			@ TB
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			@ TB
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT			@ TB
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			vs NYY
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			vs NYY
Thu, Aug 20th				vs NYY
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			vs TB
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			vs TB
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			@ STL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			@ STL
Thu, Aug 27th				@ STL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			@ ATH
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			@ ATH
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			@ ATH
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN			@ COL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			@ COL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			@ COL
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs BOS
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			vs CLE
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			@ TOR
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			@ NYM
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			@ NYY
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)	#289
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (5-7)	#61
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#240
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (5-4)	#135
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#226
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Jhonkensy Noel for Zach McKinstry (2026)

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