Who Should I Trade?

Max Muncy for Nick Loftin (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Max Muncy 2B,3B,SS,DH - ATH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 286	‐
VBR	# 433	# 393

Projections

Runs	8	6
Home Runs	1	2
RBI	8	7
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.237	.234

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 392	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 135	# 487

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Max Muncy 2B,3B,SS,DH - ATH
2026 Stats


At Bats	304	217

Runs	38	28

Hits	71	48

Singles	40	30

Doubles	23	9

Triples	2	2

Home Runs	6	7

RBI	40	25

Stolen Bases	2	3

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	36	19

Strikeouts	56	79

Batting Average	.234	.221

On Base Pct	.323	.292

Slugging Pct	.382	.378

On-base Plus Slugging	.704	.670

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Max Muncy 2B,3B,SS,DH - ATH
2026 Projections


At Bats	66	50

Runs	8	6

Hits	16	12

Singles	10	7

Doubles	3	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	2

RBI	8	7

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	7	4

Strikeouts	12	17

Batting Average	.237	.234

On Base Pct	.317	.298

Slugging Pct	.359	.406

On-base Plus Slugging	.676	.705

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Max Muncy 2B,3B,SS,DH - ATH
News
	Nick Loftin went 3-for-4 in a win over the Tigers with a home run, two runs scored, four RBI, and a walk. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 24th	Max Muncy went 1-for-4 in a win over the Astros with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	Nick Loftin went 2-for-2 in loss to the Dodgers with a double, one run scored and one stolen base while drawing two walks. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 11th	Max Muncy went 2-for-4 in Wednesday’s 9-7 loss to the Royals with a home run, two runs scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th
	Nick Loftin went 1-for-3 in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Tigers with a solo home run, a run scored and an RBI while striking out twice. Chase Davis Sun, Jul 26th	The Athletics recalled INF Max Muncy from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Nick Loftin went 3-for-5 in Tuesday's win over the Mets with a home run, two doubles, two runs scored, two RBI, a walk and a strikeout. Chase Davis Wed, Jul 8th	The Athletics optioned Max Muncy to Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Nick Loftin went 3-for-5 in Monday's win over the Phillies with two runs scored, two RBI and a walk. Chase Davis Tue, Jul 7th	The Athletics recalled Max Muncy from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC			Max Muncy 2B,3B,SS,DH - ATH
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Mar 31st				@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#208
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#34	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Mon, Apr 13th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#110	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#95	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#124	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Sat, Jun 20th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#384	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Mon, Jun 29th				vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#157
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#231	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Mon, Aug 24th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#149	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#110
Mon, Aug 31st				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#149	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs HOU
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200

Who Should I Trade?

Max Muncy for Nick Loftin (2026)

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