Who Should I Trade?

Josh Rojas for Nick Madrigal (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 1194

Projections

Runs	‐	2
Home Runs	‐	0
RBI	‐	2
Stolen Bases	‐	0
Batting Average	‐	.222

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 215	# 318

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	44	96

Runs	7	10

Hits	12	22

Singles	11	16

Doubles	1	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	2

RBI	2	13

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	7	4

Strikeouts	3	16

Batting Average	.273	.229

On Base Pct	.385	.267

Slugging Pct	.296	.333

On-base Plus Slugging	.680	.601

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	15

Runs	‐	2

Hits	‐	3

Singles	‐	2

Doubles	‐	1

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	0

RBI	‐	2

Stolen Bases	‐	0

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	4

Batting Average	‐	.222

On Base Pct	‐	.283

Slugging Pct	‐	.322

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.605

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB	Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC
News
	The Rays signed Nick Madrigal to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th	Josh Rojas came off the bench and went 2-for-2 in an 8-3 win over the Guardians with a home run, one run scored and four RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 30th
	Nick Madrigal has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th	The Royals optioned INF Josh Rojas to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	The Angels designated INF Nick Madrigal for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	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
	Nick Madrigal went 2-for-3 in a win over the Rays with a walk, one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 13th	The Royals recalled Josh Rojas from Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 23rd
	Nick Madrigal went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles on Friday during the Angels' 8-5 loss to the Rays. David Leisering Sat, May 30th	The Royals optioned Josh Rojas to Triple-A Omaha. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB			Josh Rojas 2B,3B,SS,DH - KC
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#155
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#13	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#25
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#63
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#267	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#211	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#286	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#65	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#117	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#228	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#369	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#81
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#174
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#180
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#116
Sat, May 9th				vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#309
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#122
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16
Sat, May 23rd				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#177	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#168	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#189
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#253	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#97	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#130
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#170
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#121	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#92
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#328	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#73
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#162
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#385	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#287
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#103	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#317
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#107
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#78	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#209
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#362
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#99
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#134	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#28	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#62
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#18	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#4
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#80	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#17	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#222	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#58
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#101	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#182
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#365
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#6	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#159	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#87
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#72	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#41
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#399	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#248	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#410
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#147	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#381
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#306	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#29
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#411	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#82
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#16	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#24	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#139	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#10
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#129	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#334
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#141	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#102
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#54	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#22
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#169
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#40	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#244
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#198	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#114
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#53	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#123	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#66
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#75	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#149	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#61	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#143
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#192	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#106	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#184
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#154	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#71
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#235	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#12	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#111
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#176	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes	#67
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#158
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#36
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#137	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#86	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#405	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#136
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#245	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#142
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#79
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#88
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#32
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#23
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#183
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#37
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#150
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#131
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#160
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#181

Who Should I Trade?

Josh Rojas for Nick Madrigal (2026)

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