Who Should I Trade?

Jose Tena for Nicky Lopez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 363	‐
VBR	# 1129	# 1136

Projections

Runs	6	8
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	6	5
Stolen Bases	1	2
Batting Average	.243	.237

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 375	# 294

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 321	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	217	195

Runs	30	19

Hits	51	53

Singles	32	48

Doubles	11	3

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	6	1

RBI	21	21

Stolen Bases	3	5

Caught Stealing	2	3

Walks	21	9

Strikeouts	73	36

Batting Average	.235	.272

On Base Pct	.311	.313

Slugging Pct	.387	.313

On-base Plus Slugging	.698	.625

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	54	71

Runs	6	8

Hits	13	17

Singles	9	14

Doubles	3	3

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	6	5

Stolen Bases	1	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	4	6

Strikeouts	15	13

Batting Average	.243	.237

On Base Pct	.301	.298

Slugging Pct	.364	.291

On-base Plus Slugging	.665	.589

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
News
	Jose Tena went 1-for-1 in a loss to the Cubs with a home run, a walk, one run scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Thu, Aug 13th	Nicky Lopez went 3-for-5 with a stolen base, one RBI, and two runs scored in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the Tigers. The three-hit performance extended his hitting streak to nine games. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd
	Jose Tena provided a quick jolt in a losing effort Tuesday. Jesse Garcia Wed, Jul 8th	The Rangers signed Nicky Lopez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	Jose Tena went 1-for-5 in Friday's win over the Pirates with a home run, a run scored and two RBI. Jesse Garcia Sat, Jul 4th	The Cubs sent INF Nicky Lopez outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	Jose Tena went 1-for-4 in Tuesday's 9-6 win over the Mets with a home run, two runs scored, and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Wed, May 20th	The Cubs designated INF Nicky Lopez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Tena went 2-for-5 in Wednesday's win over the Twins with a home run, a double, two runs scored and two RBI. Jesse Garcia Thu, May 7th	The Cubs selected the contract of INF Nicky Lopez from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jose Tena 2B,3B,LF,DH - WSH			Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#58
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#11
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#188
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (2-8)	#169	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (8-8)	#45
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#175
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#35	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#178
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#91	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#26
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#126	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (9-7)	#10
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#86	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#104	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#35
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#47	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#91
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#301
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#89	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-7)	#146
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#30	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#153
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-7)	#18	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (9-7)	#10
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (3-7)	#187	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#109	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#162
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#105	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#106
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#116	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#30
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#248	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#117
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#135	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#372	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#301
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#135	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-7)	#146
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-5)	#72	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#147	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#310
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-10)	#50
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (12-5)	#5	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#122
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#47	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (7-2)	#31	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#108
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#55	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#310
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#102	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#69
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#229	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (4-2)	#200
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#245
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#99	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#81
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-7)	#66	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#222
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#175	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#302
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#26
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#57	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#257
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#188	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#225
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#130	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#125
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#41	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#28	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#298
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#129	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#329
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#147
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#162	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-5)	#92
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-5)	#164	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#223
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-7)	#267	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-13)	#63	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#140
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#65	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#364
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-7)	#25	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#314	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (8-8)	#59	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#134
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#183	vs KC	Michael Wacha (6-8)	#71
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-7)	#66	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#104
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#199	@ STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#54
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#138	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#126
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#152	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#40
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4)	#120	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-13)	#63
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#62	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#65
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-7)	#18
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (3-7)	#187	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#109	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#134
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-7)	#36	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (15-3)	#27
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-9)	#79	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#24
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#76	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#151
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#396	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#412
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (6-8)	#71	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (7-8)	#107
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#93	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (8-6)	#284
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-3)	#52	vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#259
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (12-4)	#87	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#154	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#283
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#11	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-7)	#66
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#58	@ MIA	Eury Perez (6-9)	#34
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (8-8)	#45	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#130	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#39	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (4-2)	#95
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#24	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#40
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#151	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-13)	#63
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#29	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#65
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#30	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#122
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#117	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#43
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#140	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-6)	#49
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#257	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#223
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#51	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#23
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#125
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#69	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#160
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#94	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-8)	#6
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-7)	#146	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#322
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#153	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-5)	#164
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#329	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#406
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#372
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-4)	#360	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#149
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4)	#120	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-7)	#36
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#161	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#332	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (9-7)	#10
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-5)	#119	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (4-2)	#95	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#93
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#275	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#224
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-5)	#164	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#38
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#162	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#23
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-7)	#267	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#205
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#248	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#125
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#58	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-7)	#18
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#11	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#143
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (2-8)	#169	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#172
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#421	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#57
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#26	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#39
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#175	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#213
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-7)	#249
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#147	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-1)	#303
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#223
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#196	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#94
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-7)	#146
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#41	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#153
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (5-4)	#243	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-1)	#190
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#96	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#44
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-8)	#7	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-4)	#168
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#179	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (6-9)	#34	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-7)	#249
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#99	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-1)	#303
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-7)	#437	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#285
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#329	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#149
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#61
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-4)	#360
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (6-9)	#34	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (12-5)	#5
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA			@ MIL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD			vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD			vs TB
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD			vs TB
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			@ MIN
Mon, Apr 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#62
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#257
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (6-8)	#71
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#37
Thu, Jul 9th				vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TB
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS
Thu, Sep 24th				vs NYM

Who Should I Trade?

Jose Tena for Nicky Lopez (2026)

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