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	# 212	‐
VBR	# 357	‐

Projections

Runs	6	‐
Home Runs	2	‐
RBI	6	‐
Stolen Bases	2	‐
Batting Average	.243	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 122	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 145	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 317	‐

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	132	44

Runs	21	7

Hits	33	12

Singles	20	11

Doubles	7	1

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	4	0

RBI	20	2

Stolen Bases	4	1

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	13	7

Strikeouts	27	3

Batting Average	.250	.273

On Base Pct	.329	.385

Slugging Pct	.424	.296

On-base Plus Slugging	.753	.680

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


At Bats	46	‐

Runs	6	‐

Hits	11	‐

Singles	7	‐

Doubles	2	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	6	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	5	‐

Strikeouts	10	‐

Batting Average	.243	‐

On Base Pct	.319	‐

Slugging Pct	.409	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.728	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB
News
	The Cubs activated INF/OF Matt Shaw from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 28th	The Rays signed Nick Madrigal to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
	Matt Shaw went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in a rehab game for Triple-A Iowa on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Nick Madrigal has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th
	Matt Shaw is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	The Angels designated INF Nick Madrigal for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd
	Matt Shaw recently resumed light hitting while spending time rehabbing in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	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 is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	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
There are no recent notes for these players

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 (12-5)	#61	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#95	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#145
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#253
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#217
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#110
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#149
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
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 (8-11)	#23
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#269
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Sun, Jun 21st				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL
Thu, Sep 17th				vs ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Matt Shaw for Nick Madrigal (2026)

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