Who Should I Trade?

Jose Fernandez for Nick Kurtz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH	Jose Fernandez 1B,3B,SS,DH - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 15	# 328
VBR	# 204	# 1275

Projections

Runs	15	1
Home Runs	6	0
RBI	15	1
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.261	.232

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 33	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 4	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 15	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 11	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 168	# 263

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 29	# 464

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH	Jose Fernandez 1B,3B,SS,DH - ARI
2026 Stats


At Bats	352	165

Runs	62	23

Hits	89	42

Singles	52	32

Doubles	15	7

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	21	3

RBI	69	15

Stolen Bases	7	7

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	79	7

Strikeouts	141	40

Batting Average	.253	.255

On Base Pct	.394	.289

Slugging Pct	.480	.352

On-base Plus Slugging	.874	.641

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH	Jose Fernandez 1B,3B,SS,DH - ARI
2026 Projections


At Bats	82	13

Runs	15	1

Hits	21	3

Singles	11	2

Doubles	4	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	6	0

RBI	15	1

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	14	1

Strikeouts	29	3

Batting Average	.261	.232

On Base Pct	.377	.279

Slugging Pct	.527	.315

On-base Plus Slugging	.904	.594

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH	Jose Fernandez 1B,3B,SS,DH - ARI
News
	Athletics manager Mark Kotsay told reporters Nick Kurtz is unlikely to return this season. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	The Diamondbacks optioned Jose Fernandez to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th
	The Athletics placed 1B Nick Kurtz on the 10-day injured list with a strained right thumb. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	Jose Fernandez went 2-for-4 with a stolen base on Saturday as the Diamondbacks lost to the Rockies, 4-2. David Leisering Sun, May 17th
	Nick Kurtz is scheduled to see a hand specialist on Monday in Los Angeles. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Jose Fernandez went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and three runs scored on Sunday, helping the Diamondbacks to an 11-7 victory over the Padres. David Leisering Sun, Apr 26th
	Nick Kurtz is in the Athletics lineup on Thursday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	Jose Fernandez hit cleanup for the Diamondbacks on Sunday and went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI as the Diamondbacks defeated the Phillies, 4-3, in Philadelphia. David Leisering Sun, Apr 12th
	Nick Kurtz went 1-for-3 in Sunday's loss to the Twins with a three-run home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th	Jose Fernandez went 0-for-4, but stole his first career base on Sunday as the Diamondbacks defeated the Braves, 6-5, in 10 innings. David Leisering Mon, Apr 6th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH			Jose Fernandez 1B,3B,SS,DH - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#10
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-10)	#24	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#132
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#57
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#165	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#242
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#188	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-7)	#34
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-7)	#6	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#112
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-3)	#173	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#176
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#165
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#271	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#209
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#16	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#44
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#65	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#117
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (8-7)	#29
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-5)	#61	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#12
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#139	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#44	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#25	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#98
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#33	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-8)	#62
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#92	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#43
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#108	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#168
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-7)	#407	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#127
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#283	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-10)	#24
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#91	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#72
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-7)	#11	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#180
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#108
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#33	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#329
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#92	vs SD	Michael King (7-8)	#54
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#159	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (6-4)	#140
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#71	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#204
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#70	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#74	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#230
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#184	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-6)	#37	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-1)	#38
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (5-8)	#122
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-3)	#5	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (2-8)	#199	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#43	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (8-7)	#29
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-11)	#68	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-5)	#61
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#192
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#134	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#33
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-9)	#95	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#92
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#89	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#379
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#435
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (3-7)	#194	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#434
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-8)	#263	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#79
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#31	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-11)	#59
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#89
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#40	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#226	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#435
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#401	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#434
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (7-8)	#54	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#91	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-11)	#59
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-7)	#73	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#89
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-7)	#11	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#76	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#23
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#13
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#65	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#32
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#132
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#345
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#230	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-4)	#107
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#141	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-4)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#253
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#243	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (9-5)	#66
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#133	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#135
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#204	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#142
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#273
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#424	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#100
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#379	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#189
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#435	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#93
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-4)	#55	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-8)	#263
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#31
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-5)	#30	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#422
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#40	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#83
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-8)	#263	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#31	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#383
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#134
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#79	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (8-4)	#105
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#89	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-9)	#95
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-8)	#263	@ TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#78
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#31	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#422	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (11-5)	#15
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#345	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#89
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-4)	#107	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-11)	#59
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#126	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#273	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#48
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-6)	#52	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#42	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#204
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#226
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#329
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#49	@ SD	Michael King (7-8)	#54
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (7-7)	#36	@ SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#186
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#72	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#153	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#10
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#283	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#132
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (9-5)	#66	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#99
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#253	vs STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#47
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-4)	#56	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#134
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-1)	#166	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#306
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#279	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-8)	#121
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#118	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#101
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#99
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (5-8)	#109	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#404
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#206	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-4)	#56
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#83	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)	#301
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (7-6)	#35	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-5)	#84	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (5-8)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-0)	#124	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-4)	#55
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#114	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (7-7)	#36	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-6)	#37
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (8-7)	#148	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#17
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SD	Michael King (7-8)	#54
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#136	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (8-6)	#320
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#189	vs SD	Casey Mize (4-7)	#34
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#93	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#226
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (7-6)	#35	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-5)	#84	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#10
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-4)	#107
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#44	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-4)	#202
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#78	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#435
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (11-5)	#15	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-6)	#432
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#92	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-7)	#6
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#257	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#176
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#33	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#165
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#71	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (7-6)	#35
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#149	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-5)	#84
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN			vs CHC
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN			vs CHC
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN			vs CHC
Thu, Aug 27th				@ SF
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL			@ SF
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL			@ SF
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA			@ HOU
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR			@ KC
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			@ KC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th				vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ SD
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#345
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#113
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-7)	#73
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#25
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#99
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#48
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#270
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-11)	#59
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (14-3)	#28
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#433
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB

Who Should I Trade?

Jose Fernandez for Nick Kurtz (2026)

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