Who Should I Trade?

LuJames Groover for Willi Castro (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL	LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 143	‐
VBR	# 171	# 1274

Projections

Runs	11	0
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	10	0
Stolen Bases	2	0
Batting Average	.256	.240

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 149	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 156	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 136	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 178	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 111	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 210	# 444

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL	LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI
2026 Stats


At Bats	419	48

Runs	65	4

Hits	110	8

Singles	74	5

Doubles	20	2

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	15	1

RBI	56	4

Stolen Bases	10	0

Caught Stealing	6	0

Walks	41	5

Strikeouts	124	11

Batting Average	.263	.167

On Base Pct	.335	.259

Slugging Pct	.422	.271

On-base Plus Slugging	.757	.530

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL	LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI
2026 Projections


At Bats	81	3

Runs	11	0

Hits	21	1

Singles	13	1

Doubles	4	0

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	10	0

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	7	0

Strikeouts	22	1

Batting Average	.256	.240

On Base Pct	.331	.272

Slugging Pct	.414	.288

On-base Plus Slugging	.744	.561

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL	LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI
News
	Willi Castro went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Nationals with a walk, one run scored, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 28th	The D-backs have optioned infielder LuJames Groover to Triple-A Reno. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jul 5th
	Willi Castro went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Nationals with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 25th	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
	Willi Castro went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Dodgers with a home run, three runs scored, two RBI, two walks, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	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
	Willi Castro went 2-for-3 in a win over the Diamondbacks with a double, two runs scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	The Diamondbacks selected the contract of LuJames Groover. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th
	Willi Castro went 1-for-5 in Tuesday’s loss to the Rays with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 5th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Willi Castro 1B,2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - COL			LuJames Groover 1B,3B,DH - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#166
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th				@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#318	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Apr 25th				vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Tue, May 5th				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#431
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#417	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#156	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#347
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#178
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY			@ KC
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS			@ SD
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#375
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#393
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD

Who Should I Trade?

LuJames Groover for Willi Castro (2026)

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