Who Should I Trade?

LaMonte Wade Jr. for Nick Kurtz (2026)

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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
 
Experts' Pick
 
  Nick Kurtz
1B - ATH
Nick Kurtz
LaMonte Wade Jr.
1B,LF,RF - HOU
LaMonte Wade Jr.
Expert
Recommendation
100%
Recommended by
6 of 6 experts
0%
Recommended by
0 of 6 experts
Rankings 
   
Rest of Season# 17‐
VBR# 50# 1094
   
Projections 
   
Runs3013
Home Runs113
RBI3011
Stolen Bases21
Batting Average.266.216
   
Misc 
   
Injury Alert--
   
Expert Ranks 
   
Scott Pianowski
Yahoo! Sports		# 38‐
   
Dalton Del Don
The Deep Shot		# 4‐
   
Chris Welsh
FantasyPros		# 15‐
   
Mike Maher
BettingPros		# 11‐
   
Kelly Kirby
FantasyPros		# 44‐
   
Kevin Spinelli
KevScores		# 29‐
   
Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
  Nick Kurtz
1B - ATH
Nick Kurtz
LaMonte Wade Jr.
1B,LF,RF - HOU
LaMonte Wade Jr.
2026 Stats 
   
   
At Bats33853
   
Runs619
   
Hits8810
   
Singles526
   
Doubles152
   
Triples10
   
Home Runs202
   
RBI6610
   
Stolen Bases70
   
Caught Stealing10
   
Walks7610
   
Strikeouts13414
   
Batting Average.260.189
   
On Base Pct.399.318
   
Slugging Pct.488.340
   
On-base Plus Slugging.887.657
   
Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
  Nick Kurtz
1B - ATH
Nick Kurtz
LaMonte Wade Jr.
1B,LF,RF - HOU
LaMonte Wade Jr.
2026 Projections 
   
   
At Bats16293
   
Runs3013
   
Hits4320
   
Singles2313
   
Doubles84
   
Triples00
   
Home Runs113
   
RBI3011
   
Stolen Bases21
   
Caught Stealing10
   
Walks2715
   
Strikeouts5726
   
Batting Average.266.216
   
On Base Pct.379.333
   
Slugging Pct.534.352
   
On-base Plus Slugging.913.684
   
Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
  Nick Kurtz
1B - ATH
Nick Kurtz
LaMonte Wade Jr.
1B,LF,RF - HOU
LaMonte Wade Jr.
News 
 The Athletics activated Nick Kurtz from the injured list.
Ari Koslow
Sat, Jul 25th		LaMonte Wade Jr. went 1-for-4 in a 9-3 win over the Rangers with a grand slam.
Chris Schommer
Sun, Jul 12th
 Nick Kurtz took batting practice in the cage on Friday.
Ari Koslow
Sat, Jul 25th		The Astros are activating LaMonte Wade Jr. from the injured list on Saturday.
Ari Koslow
Sat, Jul 4th
 The Athletics could activate Nick Kurtz this weekend.
Ari Koslow
Mon, Jul 20th		Astros outfielder LaMonte Wade Jr. (hamstring) will begin a rehab assignment for Triple-A Sugar Land on Tuesday.
Brenton Kemp
Tue, Jun 30th
 Nick Kurtz has not been cleared to resume baseball activities.
Ari Koslow
Sat, Jul 18th		The Astros say LaMonte Wade Jr. is "really, really close to being activated."
Ari Koslow
Fri, Jun 19th
 The Athletics placed Nick Kurtz on the 10-day injured list Saturday with a right thumb capsule sprain, retroactive to July 10.
Nicholas Rodriguez
Sat, Jul 11th		Astros manager Joe Espada said LaMonte Wade Jr. is recovering faster than expected.
Ari Koslow
Wed, Jun 17th
Notes 
There are no recent notes for these players
Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
  Nick Kurtz
1B - ATH
Nick Kurtz
LaMonte Wade Jr.
1B,LF,RF - HOU
LaMonte Wade Jr.
Date OppOpp PitcherVBROppOpp PitcherVBR
Thu, Mar 26th   vs LAAJose Soriano (8-6)#44
Fri, Mar 27th@ TORKevin Gausman (4-9)#28vs LAAYusei Kikuchi (0-3)#127
Sat, Mar 28th@ TORDylan Cease (7-5)#12vs LAAReid Detmers (3-7)#39
Sun, Mar 29th@ TOREric Lauer (5-5)#362vs LAAJack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th@ ATLBryce Elder (6-6)#149vs BOSRanger Suarez (4-3)#26
Tue, Mar 31st@ ATLJose Suarez#151vs BOSBrayan Bello (2-6)#130
Wed, Apr 1st@ ATLChris Sale (11-6)#5vs BOSGarrett Crochet (3-3)#191
Fri, Apr 3rdvs HOUCristian Javier (0-1)#202@ ATHJeffrey Springs (3-9)#142
Sat, Apr 4thvs HOUTatsuya Imai (6-4)#119@ ATHLuis Morales (0-2)#391
Sun, Apr 5thvs HOULance McCullers Jr. (2-3)#179@ ATHJacob Lopez (5-4)#187
Mon, Apr 6th   @ COLRyan Feltner (3-5)#431
Tue, Apr 7th@ NYYCam Schlittler (10-6)#18@ COLKyle Freeland (2-9)#260
Wed, Apr 8th@ NYYWill Warren (7-4)#62@ COLMichael Lorenzen (3-9)#432
Fri, Apr 10th@ NYMClay Holmes (4-4)#105@ SEAEmerson Hancock (6-4)#98
Sat, Apr 11th@ NYMKodai Senga (0-7)#190@ SEALuis Castillo (3-9)#64
Sun, Apr 12th@ NYMFreddy Peralta (5-9)#43@ SEALogan Gilbert (8-6)#10
Mon, Apr 13thvs TEXNathan Eovaldi (10-8)#17@ SEAGeorge Kirby (8-8)#21
Tue, Apr 14thvs TEXMacKenzie Gore (6-8)#32vs COLMichael Lorenzen (3-9)#432
Wed, Apr 15thvs TEXKumar Rocker (3-8)#94vs COLJose Quintana (2-3)#425
Thu, Apr 16thvs TEXJack Leiter (3-7)#132vs COLJuan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17thvs CWSDavis Martin (9-5)#95vs STLKyle Leahy (7-4)#115
Sat, Apr 18thvs CWSErick Fedde (5-6)#404vs STLAndre Pallante (11-6)#136
Sun, Apr 19thvs CWSNoah Schultz (3-7)#231vs STLMatthew Liberatore (5-7)#96
Mon, Apr 20th@ SEAEmerson Hancock (6-4)#98@ CLESlade Cecconi (4-7)#113
Tue, Apr 21st@ SEALuis Castillo (3-9)#64@ CLEParker Messick (8-5)#51
Wed, Apr 22nd@ SEALogan Gilbert (8-6)#10@ CLETanner Bibee (4-10)#46
Fri, Apr 24th@ TEXNathan Eovaldi (10-8)#17vs NYYWill Warren (7-4)#62
Sat, Apr 25th@ TEXMacKenzie Gore (6-8)#32vs NYYRyan Weathers (4-7)#67
Sun, Apr 26th@ TEXKumar Rocker (3-8)#94vs NYYLuis Gil (1-2)#304
Tue, Apr 28thvs KCKris Bubic (3-2)#118@ BALShane Baz (4-9)#63
Thu, Apr 30thvs KCNoah Cameron (5-8)#84@ BALBrandon Young (8-2)#128
Fri, May 1stvs CLEJoey Cantillo (8-6)#80@ BOSJake Bennett (6-3)#104
Sat, May 2ndvs CLESlade Cecconi (4-7)#113@ BOSConnelly Early (7-5)#141
Sun, May 3rdvs CLEParker Messick (8-5)#51@ BOSRanger Suarez (4-3)#26
Mon, May 4th   vs LADYoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)#11
Tue, May 5th@ PHICristopher Sanchez (12-4)#4vs LADShohei Ohtani (8-2)#1
Wed, May 6th@ PHIZack Wheeler (10-2)#6vs LADTyler Glasnow (3-0)#75
Fri, May 8th@ BALKyle Bradish (7-9)#42@ CINNick Lodolo (3-2)#82
Sat, May 9th@ BALShane Baz (4-9)#63@ CINChase Burns (12-1)#22
Sun, May 10th@ BALKeegan Akin (0-1)@ CINAndrew Abbott (5-6)#97
Mon, May 11th   vs SEAGeorge Kirby (8-8)#21
Tue, May 12thvs STLAndre Pallante (11-6)#136vs SEABryan Woo (7-7)#14
Wed, May 13thvs STLMatthew Liberatore (5-7)#96vs SEABryce Miller (4-5)#41
Thu, May 14thvs STLMichael McGreevy (4-8)#90vs SEALuis Castillo (3-9)#64
Fri, May 15thvs SFTyler Mahle (2-9)#85vs TEXJack Leiter (3-7)#132
Sat, May 16thvs SFTrevor McDonald (3-7)#244vs TEXJacob deGrom (7-6)#7
Sun, May 17thvs SFAdrian Houser (2-7)#184vs TEXNathan Eovaldi (10-8)#17
Mon, May 18th@ LAAWalbert Urena (6-7)#313@ MINKendry Rojas (1-1)#226
Tue, May 19th@ LAAReid Detmers (3-7)#39@ MINZebby Matthews (4-8)#116
Wed, May 20th@ LAAJack Kochanowicz (2-5)@ MINJoe Ryan (6-6)#15
Fri, May 22nd@ SDWalker Buehler (6-5)#242@ CHCJameson Taillon (2-5)#103
Sat, May 23rd@ SDLucas Giolito (2-3)#340@ CHCColin Rea (7-7)#192
Sun, May 24th@ SDMichael King (6-7)#52@ CHCShota Imanaga (7-8)#27
Mon, May 25thvs SEALuis Castillo (3-9)#64@ TEXKumar Rocker (3-8)#94
Tue, May 26thvs SEAEmerson Hancock (6-4)#98@ TEXJack Leiter (3-7)#132
Wed, May 27thvs SEALogan Gilbert (8-6)#10@ TEXJacob deGrom (7-6)#7
Thu, May 28th   @ TEXNathan Eovaldi (10-8)#17
Fri, May 29thvs NYYCarlos Rodon (4-2)#78vs MILColeman Crow (0-1)#227
Sat, May 30thvs NYYRyan Weathers (4-7)#67vs MILBrandon Sproat (3-5)#148
Sun, May 31stvs NYYWill Warren (7-4)#62vs MILJacob Misiorowski (10-4)#9
Tue, Jun 2nd@ CHCJameson Taillon (2-5)#103vs PITBubba Chandler (3-8)#124
Wed, Jun 3rd@ CHCColin Rea (7-7)#192vs PITPaul Skenes (9-9)#3
Thu, Jun 4th@ CHCShota Imanaga (7-8)#27vs PITJared Jones (2-1)#50
Fri, Jun 5th@ HOUPeter Lambert (8-5)#137vs ATHJack Perkins (2-5)#111
Sat, Jun 6th@ HOUTatsuya Imai (6-4)#119vs ATHKade Morris (0-1)#367
Sun, Jun 7th@ HOUMike Burrows (4-9)#238vs ATHGage Jump (3-6)#88
Mon, Jun 8thvs MILKyle Harrison (8-2)#54@ LAAGrayson Rodriguez (3-3)#129
Tue, Jun 9thvs MILRobert Gasser (3-4)#114@ LAAWalbert Urena (6-7)#313
Wed, Jun 10thvs MILBrandon Sproat (3-5)#148@ LAAReid Detmers (3-7)#39
Fri, Jun 12thvs COLSean Sullivan (0-3)#417@ KCLuinder Avila (5-3)#271
Sat, Jun 13thvs COLKyle Freeland (2-9)#260@ KCNoah Cameron (5-8)#84
Sun, Jun 14thvs COLTomoyuki Sugano (10-4)#433@ KCStephen Kolek (4-3)#365
Mon, Jun 15thvs PITJared Jones (2-1)#50vs DETDrew Anderson#100
Tue, Jun 16thvs PITMitch Keller (6-7)#134vs DETFramber Valdez (5-7)#33
Wed, Jun 17thvs PITBraxton Ashcraft (9-4)#35vs DETCasey Mize (4-6)#47
Fri, Jun 19thvs LAAJose Soriano (8-6)#44vs CLETanner Bibee (4-10)#46
Sat, Jun 20thvs LAAWalbert Urena (6-7)#313vs CLEJoey Cantillo (8-6)#80
Sun, Jun 21stvs LAAReid Detmers (3-7)#39vs CLESlade Cecconi (4-7)#113
Mon, Jun 22nd   @ TORDylan Cease (7-5)#12
Tue, Jun 23rd@ SFRobbie Ray (9-6)#68@ TORShane Bieber (2-1)#83
Wed, Jun 24th@ SFTyler Mahle (2-9)#85@ TORTrey Yesavage (4-5)#79
Thu, Jun 25th@ SFLanden Roupp (7-8)#60@ DETTroy Melton (5-1)#101
Fri, Jun 26th@ LAAWalbert Urena (6-7)#313@ DETKeider Montero (7-5)#145
Sat, Jun 27th@ LAAReid Detmers (3-7)#39@ DETFramber Valdez (5-7)#33
Sun, Jun 28th@ LAASam Aldegheri (3-4)#426@ DETJack Flaherty (3-8)#73
Mon, Jun 29thvs LADEric Lauer (5-5)#362vs MINZebby Matthews (4-8)#116
Tue, Jun 30thvs LADJustin Wrobleski (11-2)#65vs MINJoe Ryan (6-6)#15
Wed, Jul 1stvs LADJack Dreyer (4-1)#154vs MINTaj Bradley (9-4)#58
Fri, Jul 3rdvs MIATyler Phillips (2-5)#278vs TBNick Martinez (10-2)#108
Sat, Jul 4thvs MIASandy Alcantara (10-6)#57vs TBDrew Rasmussen (8-5)#20
Sun, Jul 5thvs MIAEury Perez (5-8)#40vs TBMason Englert (0-3)#174
Mon, Jul 6th   @ WSHMiles Mikolas (3-7)#332
Tue, Jul 7th@ DETTarik Skubal (7-5)#2@ WSHAndrew Alvarez (2-3)#147
Wed, Jul 8th@ DETTroy Melton (5-1)#101@ WSHFoster Griffin (12-2)#49
Fri, Jul 10th@ CWSSean Burke (7-5)#86@ TEXCal Quantrill (3-3)#312
Sat, Jul 11th@ CWSBryan Hudson (3-3)#164@ TEXKumar Rocker (3-8)#94
Sun, Jul 12th@ CWSNoah Schultz (3-7)#231@ TEXMacKenzie Gore (6-8)#32
Fri, Jul 17thvs WSHCade Cavalli (7-4)#55vs BALDean Kremer (1-3)#89
Sat, Jul 18thvs WSHZack Littell (7-8)#178vs BALTrevor Rogers (6-7)#81
Sun, Jul 19thvs WSHFoster Griffin (12-2)#49vs BALBrandon Young (8-2)#128
Mon, Jul 20th@ ARIMitch Bratt (0-1)#198vs MIAJanson Junk (4-6)#112
Tue, Jul 21st@ ARIKohl Drake (0-0)#256vs MIATyler Phillips (2-5)#278
Wed, Jul 22nd@ ARIMerrill Kelly (8-8)#123vs MIASandy Alcantara (10-6)#57
Fri, Jul 24th@ MINZebby Matthews (4-8)#116@ CWSDavis Martin (9-5)#95
Sat, Jul 25th@ MINKendry Rojas (1-1)#226@ CWSSean Burke (7-5)#86
Sun, Jul 26th@ MINConnor Prielipp (2-5)#109@ CWSErick Fedde (5-6)#404
Mon, Jul 27thvs BOSPayton Tolle (5-6)#53@ LAAWalbert Urena (6-7)#313
Tue, Jul 28thvs BOSJake Bennett (6-3)#104@ LAAReid Detmers (3-7)#39
Wed, Jul 29thvs BOSPatrick Sandoval (0-0)#144@ LAAGrayson Rodriguez (3-3)#129
Fri, Jul 31stvs DETCasey Mize (4-6)#47vs TEXJacob deGrom (7-6)#7
Sat, Aug 1stvs DETFramber Valdez (5-7)#33vs TEXKumar Rocker (3-8)#94
Sun, Aug 2ndvs DETKeider Montero (7-5)#145vs TEXKumar Rocker (3-8)#94
Mon, Aug 3rd   vs TORShane Bieber (2-1)#83
Tue, Aug 4th@ CINNick Lodolo (3-2)#82vs TORTrey Yesavage (4-5)#79
Wed, Aug 5th@ CINvs TOR
Fri, Aug 7th@ BOS@ SD
Sat, Aug 8th@ BOS@ SD
Sun, Aug 9th@ BOS@ SD
Mon, Aug 10thvs TB@ SF
Tue, Aug 11thvs TB@ SF
Wed, Aug 12thvs TB@ SF
Fri, Aug 14thvs TEXvs SEA
Sat, Aug 15thvs TEXvs SEA
Sun, Aug 16thvs TEXvs SEA
Tue, Aug 18th@ KCvs LAA
Wed, Aug 19th@ KCvs LAA
Thu, Aug 20th@ KCvs LAA
Fri, Aug 21st@ HOUvs ATH
Sat, Aug 22nd@ HOUvs ATH
Sun, Aug 23rd@ HOUvs ATH
Tue, Aug 25thvs MIN@ NYY
Wed, Aug 26thvs MIN@ NYY
Thu, Aug 27th   @ NYY
Fri, Aug 28thvs BAL@ NYM
Sat, Aug 29thvs BAL@ NYM
Sun, Aug 30thvs BAL@ NYM
Mon, Aug 31st@ TEXvs CWS
Tue, Sep 1st@ TEXvs CWS
Wed, Sep 2nd@ TEXvs CWS
Thu, Sep 3rd@ SEAvs CWS
Fri, Sep 4th@ SEAvs ARI
Sat, Sep 5th@ SEAvs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th@ SEAvs ARI
Tue, Sep 8thvs TOR@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9thvs TOR@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th   @ PHI
Fri, Sep 11thvs SEA@ TB
Sat, Sep 12thvs SEA@ TB
Sun, Sep 13thvs SEA@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th@ TBvs KC
Wed, Sep 16th@ TBvs KC
Thu, Sep 17th@ TBvs KC
Fri, Sep 18th@ CLEvs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th@ CLEvs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th@ CLEvs ATL
Tue, Sep 22ndvs LAA@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rdvs LAA@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24thvs HOU@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25thvs HOU@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26thvs HOU@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27thvs HOU@ ATH
Thu, Apr 9th@ NYYRyan Weathers (4-7)#67   
Wed, Apr 29thvs KCMichael Wacha (5-7)#70   
Thu, May 7th@ PHIAndrew Painter (1-8)#234   
Thu, May 21st@ LAAJose Soriano (8-6)#44   
Thu, Jun 18thvs LAARyan Johnson (2-5)#177   
Thu, Jul 9th@ DETFramber Valdez (5-7)#33   
Thu, Jul 30thvs BOSSonny Gray (12-2)#29   
Thu, Aug 6th@ CIN   
Mon, Aug 17th@ KC   
Mon, Aug 24thvs MIN   
Mon, Sep 7thvs TOR