Who Should I Trade?

Luke Maile for Matt Thaiss (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Luke Maile C - KC	Matt Thaiss C - HOU
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1070	‐

Projections

Runs	0	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	0	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.180	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Luke Maile C - KC	Matt Thaiss C - HOU
2026 Stats


At Bats	41	‐

Runs	2	‐

Hits	7	‐

Singles	4	‐

Doubles	2	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	5	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	4	‐

Strikeouts	14	‐

Batting Average	.171	‐

On Base Pct	.244	‐

Slugging Pct	.293	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.537	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Luke Maile C - KC	Matt Thaiss C - HOU
2026 Projections


At Bats	3	‐

Runs	0	‐

Hits	1	‐

Singles	1	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	0	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	0	‐

Strikeouts	1	‐

Batting Average	.180	‐

On Base Pct	.290	‐

Slugging Pct	.211	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.501	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Luke Maile C - KC	Matt Thaiss C - HOU
News
	Luke Maile went 1-for-4 in a win over the Phillies with a home run, two runs scored, three RBI and a walk. Chase Davis Tue, Jul 7th	Matt Thaiss has signed a minor league deal with the Astros. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	The Royals selected the contract of Luke Maile. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	The Red Sox released Matt Thaiss. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	Veteran catcher Luke Maile may not attend Royals' spring training due to a personal issue. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 11th	The Red Sox reassigned C Matt Thaiss to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
	The Royals and catcher Luke Maile have reunited on a minor-league pact. Brenton Kemp Thu, Feb 5th	Matt Thaiss has signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox. The deal includes an invitation to spring training. David Leisering Sat, Jan 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Luke Maile C - KC			Matt Thaiss C - HOU
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#85
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#153	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#33	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#341
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#51	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#255
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#93
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#319	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#19	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#362
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#145
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#235
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#111	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#85	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#260
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#164	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#348	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#66
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#93	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#12
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#235
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#113
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#40
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#138
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#319	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#208	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#45
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#145	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#129
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#87
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#261
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#24
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#4	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#135
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#275
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#138	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#95
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#40	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#185	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#25
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#87	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#107
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#345
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#104	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#301	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#110	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#75
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#154	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#200	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#235
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#35
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#18	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#115	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#257	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#18	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#29
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#142
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#110
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#56	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#72
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#96
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#59	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#80
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#36
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#198
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#94	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#319
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#255	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#80	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#149
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#78	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#59
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#42	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#170
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#286
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#27	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#93
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#172	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#187	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#348	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#75	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#187
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#114	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#53
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#65	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#241
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#52
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#232
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#198	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#63	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#132
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#114	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#74
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#79
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#50	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#211	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#29
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#43	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#39
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#205	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#237
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (1-0)	#226	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#126
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#10	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#95	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#153
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#296	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#166
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#216	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#257	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#358
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#82	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#107
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30	@ ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#187
Thu, Mar 26th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st				vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#117
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#348
Mon, Apr 13th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23
Thu, May 28th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97
Sat, Jun 20th				vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92
Mon, Jun 29th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#87
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#68
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Mon, Aug 31st				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14

Who Should I Trade?

Luke Maile for Matt Thaiss (2026)

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