Who Should I Trade?

Maikel Garcia for Tyler Soderstrom (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Tyler Soderstrom 1B,LF,DH - ATH	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 61	# 146
VBR	‐	# 356

Projections

Runs	4	6
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	4	5
Stolen Bases	1	2
Batting Average	.269	.266

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 56	# 246

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 41	# 144

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 94	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 58	# 89

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 203	# 210

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 59	# 54

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Tyler Soderstrom 1B,LF,DH - ATH	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC
2026 Stats


At Bats	396	283

Runs	58	34

Hits	98	75

Singles	50	51

Doubles	27	18

Triples	2	3

Home Runs	19	3

RBI	56	32

Stolen Bases	2	5

Caught Stealing	1	4

Walks	53	24

Strikeouts	91	47

Batting Average	.248	.265

On Base Pct	.340	.320

Slugging Pct	.470	.382

On-base Plus Slugging	.810	.702

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Tyler Soderstrom 1B,LF,DH - ATH	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC
2026 Projections


At Bats	26	43

Runs	4	6

Hits	7	11

Singles	4	8

Doubles	2	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	4	5

Stolen Bases	1	2

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	3	4

Strikeouts	7	7

Batting Average	.269	.266

On Base Pct	.367	.329

Slugging Pct	.500	.392

On-base Plus Slugging	.867	.721

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Tyler Soderstrom 1B,LF,DH - ATH	Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC
News
	The Athletics transferred OF Tyler Soderstrom from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	The Royals placed INF Maikel Garcia on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	Tyler Soderstrom will undergo season-ending hip surgery on Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	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 Athletics placed Tyler Soderstrom on the injured list with a left hip impingement. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Maikel Garcia (hamstring) left Thursday's game in the first inning after limping on the base paths. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 20th
	Tyler Soderstrom went 1-for-5 in a loss to the Rays with a double, one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 11th	The Royals activated 3B Maikel Garcia from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Tyler Soderstrom went 1-for-4 in a win over the Red Sox with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	Maikel Garcia could be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Tyler Soderstrom 1B,LF,DH - ATH			Maikel Garcia 2B,3B,SS,OF - KC
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Mon, Apr 6th				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Mon, May 4th				vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Mon, Jun 1st				@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#124
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#384
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#157	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, Jul 6th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Erik Miller		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			vs CLE
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#208
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7

Who Should I Trade?

Maikel Garcia for Tyler Soderstrom (2026)

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