Who Should I Trade?

Marcelo Mayer for Nolan Arenado (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nolan Arenado 3B,DH - ARI	Marcelo Mayer 2B,3B,SS - SF
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 149	# 280
VBR	# 172	# 682

Projections

Runs	11	6
Home Runs	3	1
RBI	12	6
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.247	.230

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 174	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 121	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 147	# 241

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 142	# 245

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 177	# 360

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nolan Arenado 3B,DH - ARI	Marcelo Mayer 2B,3B,SS - SF
2026 Stats


At Bats	438	205

Runs	64	19

Hits	105	45

Singles	62	32

Doubles	21	10

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	21	3

RBI	65	22

Stolen Bases	4	3

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	43	16

Strikeouts	102	44

Batting Average	.240	.220

On Base Pct	.316	.282

Slugging Pct	.436	.312

On-base Plus Slugging	.752	.594

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nolan Arenado 3B,DH - ARI	Marcelo Mayer 2B,3B,SS - SF
2026 Projections


At Bats	86	51

Runs	11	6

Hits	21	12

Singles	14	8

Doubles	4	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	12	6

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	7	4

Strikeouts	16	13

Batting Average	.247	.230

On Base Pct	.309	.287

Slugging Pct	.398	.352

On-base Plus Slugging	.707	.639

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nolan Arenado 3B,DH - ARI	Marcelo Mayer 2B,3B,SS - SF
News
	Nolan Arenado went 2-for-5 in the Diamondbacks 7-6 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	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
	Nolan Arenado is back in the Diamondbacks lineup on Wednesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Giants manager Tony Vitello said Marcelo Mayer could be activated at the start of the next homestand next week. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Nolan Arenado is not in the Diamondbacks lineup on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Marcelo Mayer is expected to join Triple-A Sacramento on a rehab assignment next week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Nolan Arenado said he believes he strained his intercostal muscle Sunday and will undergo an MRI. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Marcelo Mayer will be re-evaluated by the Giants on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Nolan Arenado was removed from Sunday's game early due to left trunk discomfort. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	The Giants are acquiring Marcelo Mayer from the Red Sox for Erik Miller. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nolan Arenado 3B,DH - ARI			Marcelo Mayer 2B,3B,SS - SF
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#196	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Mon, Apr 6th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Fri, Apr 24th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Mon, May 4th				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#107
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 14th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Mon, Jun 8th				vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Thu, Jun 25th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#114
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#309
Thu, Jul 30th				@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#107
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#153
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs HOU	Bryan King
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF	Yunior Marte		vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#181	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	@ NYM	Jonah Tong (1-1)	#155
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			vs STL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			vs STL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			vs SD
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			vs SD
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			vs SD
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			@ STL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			@ STL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			@ STL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			vs MIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			vs MIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			vs LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL

Who Should I Trade?

Marcelo Mayer for Nolan Arenado (2026)

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