Who Should I Trade?

Marcelo Mayer for Nicky Lopez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Marcelo Mayer 2B,3B,SS - SF	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 280	‐
VBR	# 982	# 1130

Projections

Runs	4	4
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	4	2
Stolen Bases	0	1
Batting Average	.227	.220

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 241	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 245	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 360	# 294

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Marcelo Mayer 2B,3B,SS - SF	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	205	205

Runs	19	20

Hits	45	54

Singles	32	49

Doubles	10	3

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	22	22

Stolen Bases	3	5

Caught Stealing	0	3

Walks	16	10

Strikeouts	44	38

Batting Average	.220	.263

On Base Pct	.282	.305

Slugging Pct	.312	.302

On-base Plus Slugging	.594	.607

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Marcelo Mayer 2B,3B,SS - SF	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	38	34

Runs	4	4

Hits	9	7

Singles	6	6

Doubles	2	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	4	2

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	3	3

Strikeouts	10	6

Batting Average	.227	.220

On Base Pct	.283	.284

Slugging Pct	.356	.259

On-base Plus Slugging	.639	.543

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Marcelo Mayer 2B,3B,SS - SF	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
News
	The Giants say Marcelo Mayer is continuing to go through the rehab process back in San Francisco. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Nicky Lopez went 3-for-5 with a stolen base, one RBI, and two runs scored in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the Tigers. The three-hit performance extended his hitting streak to nine games. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd
	Giants’ manager Tony Vitello told reporters on Friday that Marcelo Mayer is dealing with a bone bruise on his right foot. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	The Rangers signed Nicky Lopez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	Giants manager Tony Vitello said Marcelo Mayer could be activated at the start of the next homestand next week. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Cubs sent INF Nicky Lopez outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	Marcelo Mayer is expected to join Triple-A Sacramento on a rehab assignment next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	The Cubs designated INF Nicky Lopez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Marcelo Mayer will be re-evaluated by the Giants on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	The Cubs selected the contract of INF Nicky Lopez from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Marcelo Mayer 2B,3B,SS - SF			Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Wed, Mar 25th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Mar 28th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#178	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Sat, Apr 4th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Sun, Apr 5th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Mon, Apr 6th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Tue, Apr 7th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Fri, Apr 10th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Sat, Apr 11th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Sun, Apr 12th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#244	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Fri, Apr 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Sat, Apr 18th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Tue, Apr 21st	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Sat, May 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Sun, May 3rd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#191	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Mon, May 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Tue, May 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#196
Wed, May 6th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#86	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Fri, May 8th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180
Sat, May 9th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Sun, May 10th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Mon, May 11th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Tue, May 12th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Wed, May 13th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Thu, May 14th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Fri, May 15th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Sat, May 16th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238
Sun, May 17th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Mon, May 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Tue, May 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#225
Wed, May 20th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Fri, May 22nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97
Sat, May 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Sun, May 24th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Mon, May 25th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Tue, May 26th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#312
Wed, May 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Fri, May 29th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Sun, May 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#418	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#281
Fri, Jun 5th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sat, Jun 6th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Sun, Jun 7th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Mon, Jun 8th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#269
Tue, Jun 9th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Fri, Jun 12th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#283	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sat, Jun 13th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Sun, Jun 14th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366
Fri, Jun 19th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#306	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Sat, Jun 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Sun, Jun 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Jun 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Sat, Jul 4th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Sun, Jul 5th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#418	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Mon, Jul 6th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Tue, Jul 7th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#87	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Wed, Jul 8th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Thu, Jul 9th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Fri, Jul 10th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#418	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Sat, Jul 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Sun, Jul 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153
Fri, Jul 17th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Sat, Jul 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#319
Sun, Jul 19th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Mon, Jul 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Tue, Jul 21st	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Mon, Jul 27th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Tue, Jul 28th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Wed, Jul 29th	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#300	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#263
Thu, Jul 30th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#315	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#86	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#145
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#179	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Tue, Aug 4th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#174
Wed, Aug 5th	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#88	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Sat, Aug 8th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#183	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Sun, Aug 9th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#244
Mon, Aug 10th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#82	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Tue, Aug 11th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236
Wed, Aug 12th	vs HOU	Bryan King		@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#384
Fri, Aug 14th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Sat, Aug 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Sun, Aug 16th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#226
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Thu, Aug 27th	vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#364	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Sat, Aug 29th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#301	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Tue, Sep 1st	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#306	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Fri, Sep 4th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Sep 5th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Sun, Sep 6th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57
Mon, Sep 7th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Tue, Sep 8th	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#151	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Wed, Sep 9th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#43
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#178	@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SD			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 14th	@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ STL			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ STL			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAD			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAD			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAD			vs TOR
Mon, Sep 21st	vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIN			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIN			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Thu, Mar 26th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, Mar 29th				@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Mon, Apr 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Wed, Apr 29th				vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#196
Thu, May 7th				@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#202
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#336
Tue, Jun 16th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Sun, Aug 30th				@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS
Thu, Sep 24th				vs NYM

Who Should I Trade?

Marcelo Mayer for Nicky Lopez (2026)

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