Who Should I Trade?

Luke Maile for Rafael Marchan (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1304	# 1265

Projections

Runs	1	2
Home Runs	0	0
RBI	1	2
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.213	.211

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Luke Maile C - KC	Rafael Marchan C - PHI
2026 Stats


At Bats	28	88

Runs	2	5

Hits	5	9

Singles	3	7

Doubles	1	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	5	6

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	2

Strikeouts	11	14

Batting Average	.179	.102

On Base Pct	.207	.141

Slugging Pct	.321	.171

On-base Plus Slugging	.528	.312

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Luke Maile C - KC	Rafael Marchan C - PHI
2026 Projections


At Bats	10	18

Runs	1	2

Hits	2	4

Singles	2	3

Doubles	0	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	0

RBI	1	2

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	1	1

Strikeouts	3	4

Batting Average	.213	.211

On Base Pct	.296	.268

Slugging Pct	.298	.318

On-base Plus Slugging	.594	.586

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Luke Maile C - KC	Rafael Marchan C - PHI
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	Rafael Marchan began a rehab assignment on August 13. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	The Royals selected the contract of Luke Maile. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	The Phillies placed C Rafael Marchán on the 10-day injured list with left knee patellar tendinitis. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Veteran catcher Luke Maile may not attend Royals' spring training due to a personal issue. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 11th	Rafael Marchan went 1-for-4 with a two-run homer in Sunday's 9-5 win over the White Sox. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Jun 7th
	The Royals and catcher Luke Maile have reunited on a minor-league pact. Brenton Kemp Thu, Feb 5th	Rafael Marchan went 1-for-3 with a two-run homer in Monday's loss to the Nationals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Mar 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			Rafael Marchan C - PHI
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#54
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#262
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#121
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#280
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#392	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173	vs MIA	Cade Gibson
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#202
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR			vs ATL
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			@ ATL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			@ ATL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			@ ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			@ WSH
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs TB
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs TB
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs TB
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Tue, Mar 31st				vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Mon, Jun 8th				@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 20th				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Mon, Jun 29th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Mon, Jul 27th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Aug 31st				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Thu, Sep 10th				vs HOU

Who Should I Trade?

Luke Maile for Rafael Marchan (2026)

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