Who Should I Trade?

Matt McLain for Nico Hoerner (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nico Hoerner 2B,SS - CHC	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 75	# 215
VBR	# 86	# 194

Projections

Runs	13	12
Home Runs	1	3
RBI	10	10
Stolen Bases	4	3
Batting Average	.274	.222

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 89	# 259

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 84	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 102	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 47	# 165

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 54	# 114

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 28	# 316

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nico Hoerner 2B,SS - CHC	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	530	365

Runs	54	49

Hits	138	68

Singles	103	38

Doubles	27	17

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	7	13

RBI	60	35

Stolen Bases	22	16

Caught Stealing	3	3

Walks	40	45

Strikeouts	51	114

Batting Average	.260	.186

On Base Pct	.317	.284

Slugging Pct	.355	.340

On-base Plus Slugging	.672	.623

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nico Hoerner 2B,SS - CHC	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	99	87

Runs	13	12

Hits	27	19

Singles	20	12

Doubles	5	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	3

RBI	10	10

Stolen Bases	4	3

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	7	10

Strikeouts	10	28

Batting Average	.274	.222

On Base Pct	.333	.306

Slugging Pct	.371	.376

On-base Plus Slugging	.704	.682

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nico Hoerner 2B,SS - CHC	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN
News
	Nico Hoerner went 3-for-5 with one run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 10-8 loss against the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	Matt McLain went 1-for-4 in loss to the Cardinals with a home run, two runs scored, four RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st
	Nico Hoerner went 1-for-5 with a stolen base in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 22nd	Matt McLain went 3-for-3 in a win over the Cardinals with one double, one stolen base, and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	Nico Hoerner went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 15th	The Reds activated Matt McLain from the injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th
	Nico Hoerner went 2-for-3 with a double, one run scored, one RBI and a stolen base in Tuesday's 8-6 victory over the Washington Nationals. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 12th	The Reds sent 2B Matt McLain on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Nico Hoerner went 2-for-3 with a double, a walk, one run scored and an RBI in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 10th	Matt McLain will head on a rehab assignment on Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nico Hoerner 2B,SS - CHC			Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#261
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sun, Jun 21st				@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28

Who Should I Trade?

Matt McLain for Nico Hoerner (2026)

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