Who Should I Trade?

Maikel Garcia for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 146	‐
VBR	# 438	# 360

Projections

Runs	6	8
Home Runs	1	2
RBI	5	8
Stolen Bases	2	2
Batting Average	.263	.215

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

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	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
2026 Stats


At Bats	283	41

Runs	34	4

Hits	75	5

Singles	51	1

Doubles	18	1

Triples	3	0

Home Runs	3	3

RBI	32	8

Stolen Bases	5	0

Caught Stealing	4	0

Walks	24	1

Strikeouts	47	17

Batting Average	.265	.122

On Base Pct	.320	.143

Slugging Pct	.382	.366

On-base Plus Slugging	.702	.509

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
2026 Projections


At Bats	45	64

Runs	6	8

Hits	12	14

Singles	8	9

Doubles	2	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	5	8

Stolen Bases	2	2

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	4	4

Strikeouts	7	20

Batting Average	.263	.215

On Base Pct	.326	.271

Slugging Pct	.388	.368

On-base Plus Slugging	.714	.638

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC	Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
News
	The Royals placed INF Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	Shay Whitcomb went 2-for-4 in a 10-9 loss to the Reds with a home run, one double, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th
	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 Giants recalled INF/OF Shay Whitcomb from Triple-A Sacramento. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	Maikel Garcia (hamstring) left Thursday's game in the first inning after limping on the base paths. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 20th	Shay Whitcomb was claimed off waivers by the Giants on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 13th
	The Royals activated 3B Maikel Garcia from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Astros designated INF Shay Whitcomb for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	Maikel Garcia could be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	The Astros optioned INF/OF Shay Whitcomb to Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 11th
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			Shay Whitcomb 2B,3B - SF
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#107
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#140	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#309
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#107
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs HOU	Bryan King
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (1-1)	#155
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			vs STL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			vs STL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			vs SD
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			vs SD
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ STL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			@ STL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			vs MIN
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs LAD
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Tue, Mar 31st				@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Mon, May 11th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Mon, Jun 8th				vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Sat, Jun 20th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 29th				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Mon, Jul 27th				vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Mon, Sep 14th				@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Maikel Garcia for Shay Whitcomb (2026)

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