Who Should I Trade?

LuJames Groover for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1291	# 1188

Projections

Runs	1	2
Home Runs	0	1
RBI	1	2
Stolen Bases	0	1
Batting Average	.222	.219

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 444	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
2026 Stats


At Bats	48	23

Runs	4	2

Hits	8	3

Singles	5	1

Doubles	2	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	4	5

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	5	1

Strikeouts	11	11

Batting Average	.167	.130

On Base Pct	.259	.167

Slugging Pct	.271	.391

On-base Plus Slugging	.530	.558

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
2026 Projections


At Bats	5	19

Runs	1	2

Hits	1	4

Singles	1	3

Doubles	0	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	1

RBI	1	2

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	1

Strikeouts	1	6

Batting Average	.222	.219

On Base Pct	.316	.267

Slugging Pct	.270	.380

On-base Plus Slugging	.586	.647

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
News
	The D-backs have optioned infielder LuJames Groover to Triple-A Reno. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jul 5th	Shay Whitcomb was claimed off waivers by the Giants on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 13th
	LuJames Groover went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Diamondbacks 9-4 win over the Cardinals on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th	The Astros designated INF Shay Whitcomb for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	LuJames Groover went 1-for-3 with an RBI single on Saturday as the Diamondbacks suffered a 6-1 loss to the Nationals. David Leisering Sat, Jun 6th	The Astros optioned INF/OF Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 11th
	The Diamondbacks selected the contract of LuJames Groover. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th	The Astros recalled Shay Whitcomb from Triple-A. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th
		The Astros optioned Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI			Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#35	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#69
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#229	@ SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#258
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#43	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#412
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-7)	#2	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#121
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#105	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#147
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-5)	#164	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#162	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-5)	#72
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-7)	#266	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#111
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-10)	#50	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#147	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#58
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#28
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#11	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-12)	#57
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#188
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#213
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#84
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (8-8)	#45	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#175
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#39	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#178
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#206	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#197
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-5)	#119	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#44
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#356
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#61	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#149	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#166	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#35
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#412	vs MIA	Eury Perez (6-9)	#34
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (8-8)	#59	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#138
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (6-4)	#139	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#11
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#208
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#154
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#192	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#38
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#93
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#173
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#117	vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#258
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#144
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#28	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#106
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-5)	#72	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (12-5)	#30
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#193	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#117
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#91
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#42	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#96	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#328	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#155
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-6)	#436	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#300
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#109	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#75	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#301
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (4-9)	#82	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-10)	#152
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-6)	#436	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#166
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#135
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#371
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#75	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-10)	#152
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (4-9)	#82	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4)	#120
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#62
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-6)	#437
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#36	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-3)	#319
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#142
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (7-6)	#279	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-3)	#47
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#83
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#176	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#311
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (13-4)	#46	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#81
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#197	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#244
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#44	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#221
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#138	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-4)	#168
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#179	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (13-4)	#46
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#282
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#214
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#178	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#244
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#123	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#222
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#247
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-6)	#85	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#199
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#55	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#138
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#411	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#179
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#126
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (9-4)	#88	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#155
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#86	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#94
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (12-3)	#87	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#105
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#162
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (12-5)	#16	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-8)	#6
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (4-9)	#82	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4)	#120
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#75	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#103
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-3)	#47	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-6)	#437
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#208	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-3)	#319
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#258	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#412	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#110
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-8)	#59	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#183	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-6)	#437
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		vs COL	Tanner Gordon (0-3)	#319
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#328
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#104	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#36
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#54	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#126	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (9-7)	#10
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#300	@ KC	Michael Wacha (6-8)	#71
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-9)	#114	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#94	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#134
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#104
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-5)	#92
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (13-4)	#46	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-7)	#248
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#49
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#208
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#117	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (7-2)	#31
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#48	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#393
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-13)	#63	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#144
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#40	@ SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#258
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-7)	#25	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#195
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-8)	#59	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#242
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (8-6)	#283	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#42
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#43	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-1)	#77
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#258
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#91	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-7)	#127
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#252
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#176	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#60
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-4)	#359	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (2-1)	#80
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-6)	#436	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#23
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-6)	#437	vs HOU	Bryan King
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-8)	#6	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#328
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-5)	#164	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#162	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-4)	#359
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (13-4)	#46
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#29	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#40
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (15-3)	#27
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#178	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#97
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#123	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-6)	#78
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#26
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-5)	#72	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#175
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC			vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#143	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#62
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF			vs ARI
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			vs ARI
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI			@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#269
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU			@ NYM
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC			vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			vs STL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			vs STL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			vs SD
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			vs SD
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			vs SD
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			@ STL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			@ STL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			vs MIN
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			vs LAD
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Mon, Apr 6th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (2-8)	#169
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#26
Fri, Apr 24th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-7)	#66
Mon, May 4th				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (8-6)	#283
Thu, May 14th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137
Mon, Jun 8th				vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#339
Thu, Jun 25th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#300
Thu, Jul 30th				@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#333
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-7)	#25
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ PIT
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN

Who Should I Trade?

LuJames Groover for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

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