Who Should I Trade?

Matt Shaw for Nick Madrigal (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 209	‐
VBR	# 1197	‐

Projections

Runs	4	‐
Home Runs	1	‐
RBI	4	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.236	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 122	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 145	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 308	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 259	# 215

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	130	44

Runs	20	7

Hits	32	12

Singles	20	11

Doubles	6	1

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	4	0

RBI	20	2

Stolen Bases	4	1

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	12	7

Strikeouts	27	3

Batting Average	.246	.273

On Base Pct	.322	.385

Slugging Pct	.415	.296

On-base Plus Slugging	.737	.680

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	30	‐

Runs	4	‐

Hits	7	‐

Singles	4	‐

Doubles	1	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	4	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	3	‐

Strikeouts	7	‐

Batting Average	.236	‐

On Base Pct	.305	‐

Slugging Pct	.407	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.712	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
News
	Matt Shaw recently resumed light hitting while spending time rehabbing in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	The Rays signed Nick Madrigal to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
	Matt Shaw is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Nick Madrigal has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th
	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said on Tuesday that Matt Shaw recently underwent imaging, which showed "significant healing." Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 22nd	The Angels designated INF Nick Madrigal for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Matt Shaw will not return before the All-Star break. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 5th	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
	Matt Shaw (wrist) was placed on the IL ahead of Monday's game against the Padres. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jun 29th	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
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC			Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (9-5)	#66	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-9)	#95
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)	#301	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#99
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#162	@ STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#47
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#270	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#48
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#40	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#96	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#74	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#104
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-6)	#37	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#63	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#146
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#196	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#237
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#334	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#230
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-4)	#102	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#365
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-5)	#30	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (5-8)	#122	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#16
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#51	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#283
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#12	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#72
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#139	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (5-8)	#122
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#44	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#195	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#51	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#189
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#12	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-2)	#21
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#416
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#132	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#104
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-4)	#107	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (8-6)	#320	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-6)	#37
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#226	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#221	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#17
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#235	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#79
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#193	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-11)	#59
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#118	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#89
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#429	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#345
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#93	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-10)	#24
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#136	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#189	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-5)	#84
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#92	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#158
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#113
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-7)	#9	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (7-6)	#35
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#176	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#277	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-7)	#6
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#72	vs MIA	Janson Junk (5-7)	#110
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#108	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-6)	#52
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-7)	#407	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#42
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#204	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-8)	#62
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#43
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#48	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-11)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#284	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (6-5)	#26
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#233
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#141	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-4)	#102	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#43
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-5)	#30	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-11)	#68
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (5-8)	#122	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#288
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#134	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-8)	#263
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (8-4)	#105	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#31
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-9)	#95	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#101	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#86
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#306	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#49
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#157
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#79	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#142
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-11)	#59	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#187
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-6)	#52
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#435	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (7-6)	#35
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#434	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-5)	#84
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-6)	#432
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-11)	#59	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#422
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#18	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-5)	#97
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#434	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#345
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-6)	#432	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-4)	#107
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#424	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-10)	#24	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#361
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (9-5)	#66
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#139	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	vs KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#44	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#149
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#235
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#48	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#118
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#186
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#358	@ KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#70
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#226	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#149
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#134	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#284
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (8-4)	#105	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-1)	#19
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-9)	#95	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#141
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-11)	#68	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#65
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#98	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (6-5)	#26
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-8)	#62	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-2)	#224
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#91
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#100	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-7)	#11
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#93	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-7)	#73
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#104	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#228
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-0)	#124
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (5-8)	#109	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (14-3)	#28
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#86	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (7-7)	#36	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-10)	#24
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (8-7)	#148	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#168
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-4)	#55	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#74
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-10)	#3	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#50
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-5)	#30	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-6)	#37
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-9)	#95
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#99	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-4)	#257
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#47	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#33
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#134	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#65	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-7)	#407
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (1-1)	#167
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (6-5)	#26	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#180
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-4)	#107	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#434
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-4)	#202
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#345	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#435
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-7)	#11
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#149	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#23
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#433	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-7)	#73
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#162	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-2)	#411
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)	#301	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-8)	#121
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (9-5)	#66
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-9)	#95	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#43
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#99	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#215
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-3)	#163	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (7-8)	#62
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#91	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-3)	#137
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS			vs TOR	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#40
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#180	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#127
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA			@ BAL
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA			@ BAL
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA			@ BAL
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI			@ DET
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI			@ DET
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI			@ DET
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN			vs SD
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN			vs SD
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN			vs SD
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL			vs NYM
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs HOU
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ PHI
Sat, Apr 4th				@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-10)	#24
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#266
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#158
Sun, Jun 21st				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#129
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#71
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#16
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#106
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#181
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#106
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL
Thu, Sep 17th				vs ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Matt Shaw for Nick Madrigal (2026)

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