Who Should I Trade?

Matt Shaw for Nicky Lopez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 207	‐
VBR	# 1178	# 1137

Projections

Runs	4	8
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	3	5
Stolen Bases	1	2
Batting Average	.245	.234

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 122	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 145	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 308	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 259	# 294

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	130	195

Runs	20	19

Hits	32	53

Singles	20	48

Doubles	6	3

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	4	1

RBI	20	21

Stolen Bases	4	5

Caught Stealing	1	3

Walks	12	9

Strikeouts	27	36

Batting Average	.246	.272

On Base Pct	.322	.313

Slugging Pct	.415	.313

On-base Plus Slugging	.737	.625

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	27	72

Runs	4	8

Hits	7	17

Singles	4	14

Doubles	1	2

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	3	5

Stolen Bases	1	2

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	3	6

Strikeouts	6	13

Batting Average	.245	.234

On Base Pct	.317	.294

Slugging Pct	.419	.287

On-base Plus Slugging	.736	.581

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
News
	Matt Shaw recently resumed light hitting while spending time rehabbing in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Nicky Lopez went 3-for-5 with a stolen base, one RBI, and two runs scored in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the Tigers. The three-hit performance extended his hitting streak to nine games. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd
	Matt Shaw is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Rangers signed Nicky Lopez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said on Tuesday that Matt Shaw recently underwent imaging, which showed "significant healing." Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 22nd	The Cubs sent INF Nicky Lopez outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Matt Shaw will not return before the All-Star break. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 5th	The Cubs designated INF Nicky Lopez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Matt Shaw (wrist) was placed on the IL ahead of Monday's game against the Padres. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jun 29th	The Cubs selected the contract of INF Nicky Lopez from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
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			Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#47	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#63
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-7)	#147	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#11
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-7)	#248	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#176
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#38	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#134	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (8-8)	#45
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#67	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#173
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#42	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#26
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (9-7)	#9
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#287	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#25
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-5)	#113	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#44
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (12-5)	#30	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#141
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#114	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#3	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#243
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#63	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#297
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#11	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-7)	#151
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#109	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (9-7)	#9
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-10)	#48	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#25
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#185	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#63
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#11	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-5)	#113
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (12-5)	#30
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#3	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#114
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#141	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#243
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#297
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#111	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-7)	#151
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (8-6)	#379	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (7-5)	#278	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#16
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#217	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#316
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#207	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#131
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#291	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-7)	#142
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-10)	#158	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#115
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#411
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#130	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#316
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#173	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#53
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#215	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (4-2)	#205
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#95	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#234
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#104	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-8)	#6	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#216
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-5)	#179	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#207
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#261	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#291
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-8)	#7
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#57	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#264
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#237
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#421	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#133
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#189	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#436
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (12-5)	#4	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#229
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-3)	#46	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#384
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#264	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-5)	#92
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#237	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#228
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#133	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#33
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-5)	#113	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#150
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (12-5)	#30	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#407
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#114	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#219
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#264
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#123	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (9-4)	#86	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#138
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#89	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#70
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#93	@ STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#50
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#297	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#123
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-7)	#151
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#107	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#42
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#79	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-13)	#61
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#67
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-5)	#438	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#437	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#138
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-6)	#439	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#70
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#79	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (15-3)	#27
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-7)	#18	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#160
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#437	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#420
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-6)	#439	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (6-8)	#101
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#427
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (8-6)	#379
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-5)	#278
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#109	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-7)	#65
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	@ MIA	Eury Perez (6-9)	#32
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-10)	#48	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (12-5)	#4	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-3)	#46	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (4-2)	#100
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#182	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#42
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#325	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-13)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-5)	#278	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#67
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#123
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (9-4)	#86	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#131
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#89	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#31
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-12)	#58	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#38
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#87	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#228
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (8-8)	#45	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#33
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#19
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#91	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#133
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#130	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-3)	#172
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#97	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-8)	#7
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#59	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#304
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (6-8)	#101	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-5)	#179
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#131	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#421
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (7-8)	#34	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#405
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-7)	#142	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#169
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#51	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#35
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (12-5)	#30	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (9-7)	#9
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#89	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#25
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#110	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#84
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#50	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#230
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#123	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#53	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#19
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#128
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (6-6)	#20	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#133
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#111	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-7)	#18
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (7-7)	#2	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#144
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (7-6)	#284	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-3)	#192
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch		vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-12)	#58
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#138	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#40
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#434	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#224
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-7)	#147	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-7)	#248
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-0)	#191	@ LAA	George Klassen (1-1)	#314
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#47	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#228
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#89	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#93
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#110	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-7)	#151
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#163	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#168
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-9)	#82
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-0)	#191
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Jose Urquidy	#294	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#47
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#81	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#33
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-7)	#248
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#35	vs LAA	George Klassen (1-1)	#314
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-10)	#158	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#294
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#98	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#169
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4)	#94	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#57
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN			@ MIL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN			@ MIL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN			@ MIL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL			vs TB
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			vs TB
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			vs TB
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sat, Apr 4th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#215
Thu, Apr 16th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#168
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#68
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#110
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sun, Jun 21st				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#213
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#227
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (7-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#33
Thu, Aug 20th				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-4)	#120
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Matt Shaw for Nicky Lopez (2026)

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