Who Should I Trade?

Matt Shaw for Nolan Arenado (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nolan Arenado 3B - ARI	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC
Expert Recommendation	60% Recommended by 3 of 5 experts	40% Recommended by 2 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 146	# 207
VBR	# 215	# 1163

Projections

Runs	14	4
Home Runs	4	1
RBI	16	4
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.250	.238

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 121	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 138	# 308

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 177	# 259

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 174	# 122

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 147	# 145

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nolan Arenado 3B - ARI	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC
2026 Stats


At Bats	406	130

Runs	58	20

Hits	98	32

Singles	57	20

Doubles	20	6

Triples	1	2

Home Runs	20	4

RBI	62	20

Stolen Bases	4	4

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	42	12

Strikeouts	93	27

Batting Average	.241	.246

On Base Pct	.321	.322

Slugging Pct	.443	.415

On-base Plus Slugging	.764	.737

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nolan Arenado 3B - ARI	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC
2026 Projections


At Bats	113	34

Runs	14	4

Hits	28	8

Singles	19	5

Doubles	6	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	1

RBI	16	4

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	10	3

Strikeouts	20	8

Batting Average	.250	.238

On Base Pct	.316	.308

Slugging Pct	.407	.389

On-base Plus Slugging	.724	.697

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nolan Arenado 3B - ARI	Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC
News
	Nolan Arenado is not in the Diamondbacks lineup on Monday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Matt Shaw is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Nolan Arenado said he believes he strained his intercostal muscle Sunday and will undergo an MRI. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Matt Shaw recently resumed light hitting while spending time rehabbing in Arizona. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Nolan Arenado was removed from Sunday's game early due to left trunk discomfort. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Matt Shaw is continuing his rehab in Arizona. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Nolan Arenado went 2-for-4 with two home runs in the Diamondbacks 10-3 win over the Braves on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said on Tuesday that Matt Shaw recently underwent imaging, which showed "significant healing." Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 22nd
	Nolan Arenado went 2-for-4 with four RBI in the Diamondbacks 9-0 win over the Rockies on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Matt Shaw will not return before the All-Star break. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 5th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nolan Arenado 3B - ARI			Matt Shaw 2B,3B,RF,DH - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#35	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-7)	#136
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#230	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-7)	#249
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#43	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-6)	#49
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-7)	#2	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#128
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-5)	#164	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#65
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-7)	#267	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#40
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#38
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-10)	#50	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#287
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#147	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#177
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#11	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#106
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#30
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#117
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#84	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (8-8)	#45	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#58
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-11)	#39	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#11
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#206	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#111
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-5)	#119	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-10)	#50
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#185
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (4-9)	#58
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#61	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-5)	#149	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#166	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#413	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#91
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (8-8)	#59	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#176
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (8-6)	#284
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (6-4)	#139	@ SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#259
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#208	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#235
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#192	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#20	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#302
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#152
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#421
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#117	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-8)	#123
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#175
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#178
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#28	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#96
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-5)	#72	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#101
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#193	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (8-8)	#7
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#42	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-5)	#164
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-9)	#96	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#248
Thu, May 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-8)	#6
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#329	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#61
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-6)	#436	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#166
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#406
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#109	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#208
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#75	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (12-5)	#5
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (4-10)	#82	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-6)	#436	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#257
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#225
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-6)	#125
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#75	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#106
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (4-10)	#82	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#30
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#117
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#126
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#88
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-7)	#36	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#86
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#280	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#94
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#301
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#176	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-7)	#146
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (14-4)	#46	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#109
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#197	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#75
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#44	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#138	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-6)	#436
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#179	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#283	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-7)	#437
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#75
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#178	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-8)	#123	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-7)	#18
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-8)	#223	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#438
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-7)	#437
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#426
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-6)	#85	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#55	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#88	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#111
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#86	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-10)	#50
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (12-4)	#87	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (12-5)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#47
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (12-5)	#16	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (4-10)	#82	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#183
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-12)	#75	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#334
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#259
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#47	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#126
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#88
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#208	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#86
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#413	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#57
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-8)	#59	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#84
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#183	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (8-8)	#45
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-8)	#123
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#104	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#102
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#54	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#55
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#126	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (7-8)	#107
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#301	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#122
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-9)	#114	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#37
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-7)	#94	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#417	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#48
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (14-4)	#46	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#30
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#86
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#117	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#104
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#48	@ STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#54
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#126
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-13)	#63	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#69
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-7)	#40	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-7)	#25	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (6-6)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-8)	#59	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#176
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (8-6)	#284	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (7-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#43	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#280
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#259	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#91	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#214
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#12	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#134
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#176	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#433
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-6)	#436	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-7)	#136
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-7)	#437	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-1)	#190
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (10-5)	#44
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-8)	#6	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-10)	#86
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-5)	#164	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#104
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#162	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#150
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-9)	#79
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#24	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#135
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#29	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#131
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#98	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#76
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#178	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#13
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-8)	#123	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-7)	#36
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#21	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#152
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-5)	#72	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#103
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (12-4)	#120
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#172	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-8)	#178
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 30th				vs CIN
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			@ BOS
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#105
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#162
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#28
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#137
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#412
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#126
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#259
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#104
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-4)	#360
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#143

Who Should I Trade?

Matt Shaw for Nolan Arenado (2026)

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