Who Should I Trade?

Maikel Garcia for Marco Luciano (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Marco Luciano 2B,SS - NYY
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 146	‐
VBR	# 399	‐

Projections

Runs	7	‐
Home Runs	1	‐
RBI	6	‐
Stolen Bases	2	‐
Batting Average	.266	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 246	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 144	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 89	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 210	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 54	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Marco Luciano 2B,SS - NYY
2026 Stats


At Bats	283	‐

Runs	34	‐

Hits	75	‐

Singles	51	‐

Doubles	18	‐

Triples	3	‐

Home Runs	3	‐

RBI	32	‐

Stolen Bases	5	‐

Caught Stealing	4	‐

Walks	24	‐

Strikeouts	47	‐

Batting Average	.265	‐

On Base Pct	.320	‐

Slugging Pct	.382	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.702	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Marco Luciano 2B,SS - NYY
2026 Projections


At Bats	51	‐

Runs	7	‐

Hits	14	‐

Singles	10	‐

Doubles	3	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	6	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	5	‐

Strikeouts	9	‐

Batting Average	.266	‐

On Base Pct	.330	‐

Slugging Pct	.387	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.717	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Marco Luciano 2B,SS - NYY
News
	The Royals placed INF Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Yankees have reassigned utility player Marco Luciano to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th
	Royals’ manager Matt Quatraro told reporters that Maikel Garcia is likely to wind up back on the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Yankees sent Marco Luciano outright to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, Feb 3rd
	Maikel Garcia (hamstring) left Thursday's game in the first inning after limping on the base paths. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 20th	The Yankees designated INF/OF Marco Luciano for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Jan 27th
	The Royals activated 3B Maikel Garcia from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Marco Luciano has been claimed off of waivers by the New York Yankees. Luciano was designated for assignment by the Orioles last week. David Leisering Thu, Jan 22nd
	Maikel Garcia could be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	The Orioles designated OF Marco Luciano for assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Jan 15th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC			Marco Luciano 2B,SS - NYY
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#37	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-5)	#137	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#392	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#173	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#104	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR			@ SD
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			vs NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			@ MIN
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Tue, Mar 31st				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Mon, Apr 13th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Jun 20th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, Jun 29th				vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Mon, Jul 27th				@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Thu, Aug 13th				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Aug 31st				@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL
Mon, Sep 14th				@ MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Maikel Garcia for Marco Luciano (2026)

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