Who Should I Trade?

Luke Maile for Samuel Basallo (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Samuel Basallo C,1B,DH - BAL	Luke Maile C - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 135	‐
VBR	# 226	# 1188

Projections

Runs	5	1
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	6	0
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.237	.181

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 154	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 98	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 120	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 96	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 157	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 168	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Samuel Basallo C,1B,DH - BAL	Luke Maile C - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	339	35

Runs	39	2

Hits	77	5

Singles	49	3

Doubles	10	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	17	1

RBI	51	5

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	31	3

Strikeouts	99	12

Batting Average	.227	.143

On Base Pct	.298	.211

Slugging Pct	.413	.257

On-base Plus Slugging	.711	.468

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Samuel Basallo C,1B,DH - BAL	Luke Maile C - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	39	5

Runs	5	1

Hits	9	1

Singles	5	1

Doubles	2	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	6	0

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	3	0

Strikeouts	11	2

Batting Average	.237	.181

On Base Pct	.303	.242

Slugging Pct	.439	.303

On-base Plus Slugging	.741	.545

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Samuel Basallo C,1B,DH - BAL	Luke Maile C - KC
News
	Samuel Basallo is not in the Orioles lineup for Sunday's game against the Athletics. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	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
	Samuel Basallo delivered a big swing in a small sample, making his lone trip to the plate count in Baltimore's tight win. Jesse Garcia Sun, Aug 23rd	The Royals selected the contract of Luke Maile. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd
	The Orioles activated Samuel Basallo from the injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Veteran catcher Luke Maile may not attend Royals' spring training due to a personal issue. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 11th
	Samuel Basallo went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts in a rehab game for Double-A Chesapeake on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Royals and catcher Luke Maile have reunited on a minor-league pact. Brenton Kemp Thu, Feb 5th
	Samuel Basallo took batting practice on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Samuel Basallo C,1B,DH - BAL			Luke Maile C - KC
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#76
Sun, Mar 29th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, Apr 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#55	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#264	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Fri, Apr 10th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Sat, Apr 11th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384
Sun, Apr 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#55
Tue, Apr 14th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Wed, Apr 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Mon, Apr 20th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Tue, Apr 21st	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#175	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143
Fri, Apr 24th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#112	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Sat, Apr 25th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Sun, Apr 26th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Tue, Apr 28th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#309	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205
Wed, Apr 29th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Fri, May 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Sat, May 2nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sun, May 3rd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Mon, May 4th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Tue, May 5th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Wed, May 6th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Thu, May 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Fri, May 8th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Sat, May 9th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384
Wed, May 13th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Fri, May 15th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#324	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Sat, May 16th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Sun, May 17th	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#302	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Mon, May 18th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Tue, May 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Wed, May 20th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Fri, May 22nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Sat, May 23rd				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Sun, May 24th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Mon, May 25th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Tue, May 26th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Wed, May 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Fri, May 29th	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#183	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Sat, May 30th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, May 31st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#169	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Thu, Jun 4th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#112	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#160
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77
Tue, Jun 9th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Wed, Jun 10th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Thu, Jun 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#233	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#94
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Mon, Jun 15th				@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Tue, Jun 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#324
Thu, Jun 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Fri, Jun 19th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Sun, Jun 21st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#387	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Wed, Jun 24th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#270
Fri, Jun 26th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#333
Sat, Jun 27th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Sun, Jun 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#324	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Fri, Jul 10th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Sat, Jul 11th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Sun, Jul 12th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Fri, Jul 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Sat, Jul 18th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#233
Sun, Jul 19th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#369
Mon, Jul 20th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st				vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#76	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Tue, Jul 28th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 29th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Thu, Jul 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73
Thu, Aug 6th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Fri, Aug 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63
Sun, Aug 9th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Mon, Aug 10th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#10
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177
Mon, Aug 17th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#398
Tue, Aug 18th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#49	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#208
Wed, Aug 19th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Thu, Aug 20th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#81
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Wed, Aug 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#169
Thu, Aug 27th	@ STL	Gordon Graceffo		@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Tue, Sep 1st	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#321	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Fri, Sep 4th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Sun, Sep 6th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#48
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#169	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Tue, Sep 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25
Wed, Sep 16th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#348	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#113
Thu, Sep 17th				@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#122
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ PIT	Khristian Curtis (1-0)	#315
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TOR			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TOR			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th				vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ NYY			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ NYY			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ NYY			vs CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#185
Mon, May 11th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Thu, May 28th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Sat, Jun 20th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Mon, Jul 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Mon, Aug 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#225
Mon, Sep 14th	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#86
Mon, Sep 21st	vs TOR

Who Should I Trade?

Luke Maile for Samuel Basallo (2026)

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