Who Should I Trade?

Max Muncy for Nicky Lopez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Max Muncy 3B - LAD	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 107	‐
VBR	# 128	# 1130

Projections

Runs	10	4
Home Runs	4	0
RBI	10	2
Stolen Bases	0	1
Batting Average	.236	.220

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 81	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 124	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 45	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 88	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 136	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 107	# 294

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Max Muncy 3B - LAD	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	417	205

Runs	69	20

Hits	103	54

Singles	56	49

Doubles	20	3

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	26	1

RBI	68	22

Stolen Bases	2	5

Caught Stealing	0	3

Walks	58	10

Strikeouts	121	38

Batting Average	.247	.263

On Base Pct	.344	.305

Slugging Pct	.487	.302

On-base Plus Slugging	.831	.607

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Max Muncy 3B - LAD	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	63	34

Runs	10	4

Hits	15	7

Singles	8	6

Doubles	3	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	0

RBI	10	2

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	11	3

Strikeouts	18	6

Batting Average	.236	.220

On Base Pct	.359	.284

Slugging Pct	.470	.259

On-base Plus Slugging	.828	.543

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Max Muncy 3B - LAD	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
News
	Max Muncy went 3-for-3 in a win over the Pirates with two doubles, two runs scored and one walk. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 23rd	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
	Max Muncy went 1-for-3 in win over the Pirates with a home run, one walk, one run scored, two RBI, and two strikeouts. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 22nd	The Rangers signed Nicky Lopez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	Max Muncy went 2-for-4 in Monday's win over the Rockies with a home run, two runs scored, three RBI, and a walk. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 18th	The Cubs sent INF Nicky Lopez outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	Max Muncy went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Brewers with a home run, a run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 17th	The Cubs designated INF Nicky Lopez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Max Muncy went 1-for-2 in loss to the Brewers with a home run, one run scored, three RBI, and one strikeout. Chase Davis Fri, Aug 14th	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
	Max Muncy 3B - LAD			Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#196
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#196
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#256	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#225
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#418	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#312
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#336
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#335	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#216	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#179	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#315	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#301	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#264	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#263
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#145
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#283	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#174
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#244
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#384
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#306	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#129	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-2)	#228
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#379	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#151	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#43
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219	@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ MIN
Sun, Mar 29th				@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Thu, May 7th				@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#202
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Thu, Jun 25th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Thu, Jul 9th				vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sat, Jul 18th				@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#319
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Thu, Aug 20th				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Mon, Aug 24th				@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#226
Mon, Aug 31st				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10

Who Should I Trade?

Max Muncy for Nicky Lopez (2026)

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