Who Should I Trade?

Matt McLain for Scott Kingery (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN	Scott Kingery 2B - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 221	‐
VBR	# 88	‐

Projections

Runs	6	‐
Home Runs	2	‐
RBI	5	‐
Stolen Bases	2	‐
Batting Average	.222	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 259	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 165	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 135	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 316	‐

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


At Bats	400	4

Runs	54	2

Hits	74	1

Singles	42	1

Doubles	17	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	15	0

RBI	39	0

Stolen Bases	17	1

Caught Stealing	3	0

Walks	47	0

Strikeouts	125	0

Batting Average	.185	.250

On Base Pct	.279	.250

Slugging Pct	.340	.250

On-base Plus Slugging	.619	.500

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


At Bats	44	‐

Runs	6	‐

Hits	10	‐

Singles	6	‐

Doubles	2	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	5	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	5	‐

Strikeouts	14	‐

Batting Average	.222	‐

On Base Pct	.309	‐

Slugging Pct	.386	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.695	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN	Scott Kingery 2B - CHC
News
	Matt McLain is back in the Reds lineup on Tuesday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 15th	The Cubs sent INF/OF Scott Kingery outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 27th
	Matt McLain is not in the Reds lineup on Monday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 14th	The Cubs optioned INF/OF Scott Kingery to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
	Matt McLain is not in the Reds’ starting lineup for Sunday’s battle against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th
	Matt McLain is not expected to miss much time after being scratched with a sore left shoulder Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 12th
	Matt McLain was scratched from Saturday’s lineup against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 12th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Matt McLain 2B,SS - CIN			Scott Kingery 2B - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#189
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#204
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#332	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#176
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#307	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#179
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#169	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#367
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#362	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#178
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#362
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#93	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#256	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#176	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#206
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#154
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#373	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#319	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#390	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#391	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#329
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#168	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#308
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#258
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#125
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#158
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#58	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#84
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#93	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#326	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#277
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#82	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)	#69
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#9	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#178
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#93	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#94	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ BOS
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#326
Fri, May 22nd				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Sun, May 24th				vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27

Who Should I Trade?

Matt McLain for Scott Kingery (2026)

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