Who Should I Trade?

Manny Machado for Nick Madrigal (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 50	‐
VBR	# 47	‐

Projections

Runs	15	‐
Home Runs	5	‐
RBI	17	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.256	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 67	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 45	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 90	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 67	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 45	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 31	# 215

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	487	44

Runs	66	7

Hits	105	12

Singles	61	11

Doubles	20	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	24	0

RBI	72	2

Stolen Bases	3	1

Caught Stealing	3	1

Walks	63	7

Strikeouts	121	3

Batting Average	.216	.273

On Base Pct	.303	.385

Slugging Pct	.405	.296

On-base Plus Slugging	.707	.680

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	106	‐

Runs	15	‐

Hits	27	‐

Singles	17	‐

Doubles	5	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	5	‐

RBI	17	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	11	‐

Strikeouts	24	‐

Batting Average	.256	‐

On Base Pct	.327	‐

Slugging Pct	.447	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.775	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
News
	Manny Machado went 3-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 5-2 win over the Mets on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Rays signed Nick Madrigal to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
	Manny Machado went 3-for-5 with four RBI in the Padres 9-4 win over the Diamondbacks on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Nick Madrigal has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th
	Manny Machado went 2-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 5-3 win over the Marlins on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	The Angels designated INF Nick Madrigal for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Manny Machado went 2-for-5 with two home runs in the Padres 8-3 win over the Braves on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 22nd	Nick Madrigal went 2-for-3 in a win over the Rays with a walk, one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 13th
	Manny Machado went 2-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 3-2 loss against the Braves on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st	Nick Madrigal went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles on Friday during the Angels' 8-5 loss to the Rays. David Leisering Sat, May 30th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Manny Machado 3B,DH - SD			Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#152	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#251
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#173
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			vs HOU
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Sun, Mar 29th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, Apr 24th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#278
Thu, Jun 25th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Manny Machado for Nick Madrigal (2026)

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