Who Should I Trade?

Konnor Griffin for Maikel Garcia (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Konnor Griffin SS,CF - PIT	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC
Expert Recommendation	60% Recommended by 3 of 5 experts	40% Recommended by 2 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 153	# 146
VBR	# 248	# 399

Projections

Runs	8	7
Home Runs	1	1
RBI	6	6
Stolen Bases	3	2
Batting Average	.267	.266

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 139	# 246

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 39	# 144

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 71	# 89

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 235	# 210

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 287	# 54

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Konnor Griffin SS,CF - PIT	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	225	283

Runs	35	34

Hits	62	75

Singles	45	51

Doubles	10	18

Triples	2	3

Home Runs	5	3

RBI	25	32

Stolen Bases	20	5

Caught Stealing	1	4

Walks	16	24

Strikeouts	65	47

Batting Average	.276	.265

On Base Pct	.332	.320

Slugging Pct	.404	.382

On-base Plus Slugging	.736	.702

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Konnor Griffin SS,CF - PIT	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	55	51

Runs	8	7

Hits	15	14

Singles	10	10

Doubles	3	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	1

RBI	6	6

Stolen Bases	3	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	4	5

Strikeouts	15	9

Batting Average	.267	.266

On Base Pct	.329	.330

Slugging Pct	.408	.387

On-base Plus Slugging	.737	.717

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Konnor Griffin SS,CF - PIT	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC
News
	Konnor Griffin progressed to taking swings on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	The Royals placed INF Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	Konnor Griffin has been cleared to resume advanced baseball activities. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro told reporters that Maikel Garcia is likely to wind up back on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	Konnor Griffin has played catch and resumed swinging with his top hand. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd	Maikel Garcia (hamstring) left Thursday's game in the first inning after limping on the base paths. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 20th
	The Pittsburgh Pirates transferred Konnor Griffin to the 60-day injured list on Saturday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jul 11th	The Royals activated 3B Maikel Garcia from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Pirates Director of sports medicine Todd Tomczyk said Konnor Griffin is going on the IL with an injury to his ring finger on his left hand. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th	Maikel Garcia could be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Konnor Griffin SS,CF - PIT			Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#212	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#344	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#392
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#181	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, Apr 20th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, May 18th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jul 10th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, Jul 17th				vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Tue, Jul 21st				vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI

Who Should I Trade?

Konnor Griffin for Maikel Garcia (2026)

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