Who Should I Trade?

Josh Rojas for Manny Machado (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,DH - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 50	‐
VBR	# 31	# 1213

Projections

Runs	14	3
Home Runs	5	0
RBI	16	3
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.257	.212

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 67	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 45	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 90	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 67	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 45	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 31	# 318

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,DH - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	491	83

Runs	66	8

Hits	105	18

Singles	61	13

Doubles	20	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	24	1

RBI	72	9

Stolen Bases	3	1

Caught Stealing	3	0

Walks	63	4

Strikeouts	123	15

Batting Average	.214	.217

On Base Pct	.301	.253

Slugging Pct	.401	.301

On-base Plus Slugging	.702	.554

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,DH - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	100	24

Runs	14	3

Hits	26	5

Singles	16	4

Doubles	5	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	5	0

RBI	16	3

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	11	2

Strikeouts	22	5

Batting Average	.257	.212

On Base Pct	.330	.282

Slugging Pct	.454	.299

On-base Plus Slugging	.785	.581

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,DH - KC
News
	Manny Machado went 3-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 5-2 win over the Mets on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Royals optioned INF Josh Rojas to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Manny Machado went 3-for-5 with four RBI in the Padres 9-4 win over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Josh Rojas went 1-for-1 in a loss to the Rays with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 25th
	Manny Machado went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 5-3 win over the Marlins on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	The Royals recalled Josh Rojas from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
	Manny Machado went 2-for-5 with two home runs in the Padres 8-3 win over the Braves on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd	The Royals optioned Josh Rojas to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
	Manny Machado went 2-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 3-2 loss against the Braves on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	The Royals selected the contract of Josh Rojas. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD			Josh Rojas 2B,3B,DH - KC
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Sun, Mar 29th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Fri, Apr 24th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#159	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#140
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH	DJ Herz	#294	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			vs CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL

Who Should I Trade?

Josh Rojas for Manny Machado (2026)

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