Who Should I Trade?

Joey Ortiz for Nick Gonzales (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 140	# 266
VBR	# 125	# 282

Projections

Runs	13	9
Home Runs	2	2
RBI	12	8
Stolen Bases	1	2
Batting Average	.278	.252

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 141	# 264

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 139	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 206	# 259

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 109	# 249

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 127	# 352

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
2026 Stats


At Bats	468	288

Runs	66	38

Hits	144	71

Singles	115	50

Doubles	22	12

Triples	1	2

Home Runs	6	7

RBI	56	38

Stolen Bases	7	9

Caught Stealing	2	4

Walks	34	30

Strikeouts	85	63

Batting Average	.308	.247

On Base Pct	.367	.313

Slugging Pct	.397	.375

On-base Plus Slugging	.764	.688

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
2026 Projections


At Bats	104	69

Runs	13	9

Hits	29	17

Singles	20	12

Doubles	6	3

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	2	2

RBI	12	8

Stolen Bases	1	2

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	7	6

Strikeouts	21	14

Batting Average	.278	.252

On Base Pct	.332	.313

Slugging Pct	.404	.390

On-base Plus Slugging	.736	.703

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
News
	Nick Gonzales is back in the Pirates lineup on Monday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Joey Ortiz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st
	Nick Gonzales is not in the Pirates lineup on Sunday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Joey Ortiz went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Mariners with a home run, one run scored, and four RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	Nick Gonzales is not in Friday's starting lineup but available off the bench if needed. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Aug 15th	Joey Ortiz went 2-for-4 in Tuesday’s 22-0 win over the Mariners with one walk and three runs scored. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th
	Nick Gonzales was pulled from Friday’s game against the Red Sox after being hit in the helmet by a pitch. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Joey Ortiz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Dodgers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	Nick Gonzales went 1-for-5 with three RBI in the Pirates 9-0 win over the Mets on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Joey Ortiz is back in the Brewers lineup on Wednesday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT			Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#277
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, May 4th				@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#117
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, May 18th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#344	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Mon, Jun 1st				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	@ COL	Zach Agnos
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Mon, Jun 8th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Mon, Jul 6th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#181	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Tue, Jul 21st				vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Mon, Aug 10th				@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#103
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			@ CIN
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CHC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs STL
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Joey Ortiz for Nick Gonzales (2026)

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