Who Should I Trade?

Joe Mack for Luke Maile (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Joe Mack C - MIA	Luke Maile C - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 293	‐
VBR	# 361	# 1322

Projections

Runs	7	1
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	8	1
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.230	.207

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 306	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 223	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Joe Mack C - MIA	Luke Maile C - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	245	33

Runs	32	2

Hits	57	5

Singles	37	3

Doubles	8	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	12	1

RBI	39	5

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	17	1

Strikeouts	68	11

Batting Average	.233	.152

On Base Pct	.287	.177

Slugging Pct	.412	.273

On-base Plus Slugging	.699	.449

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Joe Mack C - MIA	Luke Maile C - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	63	9

Runs	7	1

Hits	15	2

Singles	9	1

Doubles	3	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	8	1

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	5	1

Strikeouts	19	2

Batting Average	.230	.207

On Base Pct	.296	.265

Slugging Pct	.385	.285

On-base Plus Slugging	.681	.550

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Joe Mack C - MIA	Luke Maile C - KC
News
	Joe Mack is back in the lineup for Wednesday’s series finale against the Phillies. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Luke Maile went 1-for-4 in a win over the Phillies with a home run, two runs scored, three RBI and a walk. Chase Davis Tue, Jul 7th
	Joe Mack remains out of the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Phillies. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	The Royals selected the contract of Luke Maile. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	Joe Mack is not in the Marlins lineup on Monday due to a shoulder injury. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Veteran catcher Luke Maile may not attend Royals' spring training due to a personal issue. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 11th
	Joe Mack went 3-for-5 with a home run, one run scored and an RBI in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th	The Royals and catcher Luke Maile have reunited on a minor-league pact. Brenton Kemp Thu, Feb 5th
	Joe Mack went 2-for-3 with a home run, one run scored and an RBI in Sunday's 2-0 win over the New York Mets. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Joe Mack C - MIA			Luke Maile C - KC
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#300	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#231	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#141	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#118	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#325
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#422
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#221	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#303	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#424
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#232
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#137	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#160	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#96
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#160	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#191
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#417	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			@ BOS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			vs CLE
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Thu, Apr 16th				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#125
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Joe Mack for Luke Maile (2026)

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