Who Should I Trade?

Maximo Acosta for Nicky Lopez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX	Maximo Acosta 3B,SS - MIA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 1130	# 1346

Projections

Runs	7	0
Home Runs	0	0
RBI	5	0
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.240	.114

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 294	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX	Maximo Acosta 3B,SS - MIA
2026 Stats


At Bats	201	‐

Runs	19	‐

Hits	53	‐

Singles	48	‐

Doubles	3	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	1	‐

RBI	22	‐

Stolen Bases	5	‐

Caught Stealing	3	‐

Walks	9	‐

Strikeouts	38	‐

Batting Average	.264	‐

On Base Pct	.302	‐

Slugging Pct	.304	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.606	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX	Maximo Acosta 3B,SS - MIA
2026 Projections


At Bats	63	3

Runs	7	0

Hits	15	0

Singles	12	0

Doubles	2	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	0	0

RBI	5	0

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	5	0

Strikeouts	11	1

Batting Average	.240	.114

On Base Pct	.298	.136

Slugging Pct	.293	.153

On-base Plus Slugging	.592	.289

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX	Maximo Acosta 3B,SS - MIA
News
	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	The Marlins activated SS Maximo Acosta from the 10-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A Jacksonville. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 20th
	The Rangers signed Nicky Lopez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th	The Marlins have placed infielder Maximo Acosta on the 10-day injured list with a left oblique strain. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 25th
	The Cubs sent INF Nicky Lopez outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th	Marlins infielder Maximo Acosta has been diagnosed with a Grade 1 left oblique strain and will miss three to four weeks. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th
	The Cubs designated INF Nicky Lopez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd	Marlins infielder Maximo Acosta was scratched from Wednesday's lineup due to left oblique discomfort. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 11th
	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
	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX			Maximo Acosta 3B,SS - MIA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#427
Sat, Mar 28th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#412
Sun, Mar 29th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#437
Mon, Mar 30th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#149
Tue, Mar 31st	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#271
Wed, Apr 1st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#65	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#323
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#152	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#71
Sat, Apr 4th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#244	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#42
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#20	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#38
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (10-7)	#12	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#324
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#24	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-8)	#106
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#152
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#244
Fri, Apr 10th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#23	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#118
Sat, Apr 11th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#132	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#43
Sun, Apr 12th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#151
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#220	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#127
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#126	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#145
Fri, Apr 17th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (10-7)	#12	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#267
Sat, Apr 18th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#24	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#8
Mon, Apr 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#94
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#98	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#51
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#77
Fri, Apr 24th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#144
Sat, Apr 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#220	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#95
Sun, Apr 26th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#126	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#76
Mon, Apr 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#38	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#9
Tue, Apr 28th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 29th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#312	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#23
Fri, May 1st	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#114	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#5
Sat, May 2nd	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#118	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#174
Sun, May 3rd	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#108	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6
Mon, May 4th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56
Tue, May 5th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#312	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Wed, May 6th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#71	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#194
Thu, May 7th	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (4-2)	#176	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#210
Fri, May 8th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#128	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (14-4)	#47
Sat, May 9th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#179	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Sun, May 10th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#205	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (11-5)	#44
Tue, May 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Wed, May 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#161	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#223
Thu, May 14th				@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (7-8)	#129
Fri, May 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#237	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#49
Sat, May 16th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#215	@ TB	Nick Martinez (12-4)	#82
Sun, May 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#160	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (13-5)	#14
Mon, May 18th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#437	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#345
Tue, May 19th	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#287	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#243
Wed, May 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#427	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Thu, May 21st				vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#259
Fri, May 22nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#121	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#193
Sat, May 23rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#277	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#54
Sun, May 24th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#39
Mon, May 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#278
Tue, May 26th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#333	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#167
Wed, May 27th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#216	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#28
Fri, May 29th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#54
Sat, May 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#39
Sun, May 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#84	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#33
Mon, Jun 1st	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#94	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (11-5)	#44
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#51	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#183	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-8)	#34	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (13-5)	#14
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#103
Tue, Jun 9th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217
Wed, Jun 10th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#161
Thu, Jun 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#84	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#146
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#30	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#22	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#102
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#168	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#365	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#5
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (7-8)	#129	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6
Wed, Jun 17th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#174
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#257	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#76
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#250	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#209	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#13
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#162
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (5-4)	#235
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#31	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#10
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#94
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#183
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#85	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#77
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-8)	#34	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#408
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#427
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#46	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#412
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-9)	#112
Sat, Jul 4th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#114	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#159
Sun, Jul 5th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#43	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#91
Tue, Jul 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-6)	#48	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, Jul 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#277	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#24
Thu, Jul 9th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-7)	#40
Fri, Jul 10th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#27	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#160	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Jul 12th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#135	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#26
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#319	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#138
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#151	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#271	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#191
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#406	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#208	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#160
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-7)	#40	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#422
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#257
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (10-7)	#12	vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#250
Mon, Jul 27th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#24	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#5
Tue, Jul 28th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#103	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56
Wed, Jul 29th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#221	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6
Thu, Jul 30th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#33
Fri, Jul 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#27	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#92
Sat, Aug 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#191	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#180
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#160	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#245
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#226	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#151
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#255	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#145
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#243
Fri, Aug 7th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#68	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-1)	#251
Sat, Aug 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#277
Sun, Aug 9th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#210	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#121
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#239	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-1)	#251	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#98
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#277	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#91	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#20
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#126	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#152
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#139	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#89
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Aug 18th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-1)	#212	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-4)	#5
Wed, Aug 19th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (11-5)	#44	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56
Fri, Aug 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#157
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#239	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#207
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#124	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-1)	#212
Mon, Aug 24th	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#265	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#22
Tue, Aug 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#208	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#25
Wed, Aug 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#60	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#30
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#8	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-1)	#212
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#26	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (11-5)	#44
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#138	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Mon, Aug 31st	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#91	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#157
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATH			@ KC
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATH			@ KC
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TB			@ KC
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TB			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TB			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TB			vs CHC
Mon, Sep 7th				vs NYM
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SEA			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SEA			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ARI			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ARI			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ARI			vs LAD
Mon, Sep 14th				@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BOS			@ ARI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BOS			@ ARI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs TOR			@ SD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs TOR			@ SD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs TOR			@ SD
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs NYM			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs NYM			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs NYM			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIN			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIN			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIN			vs ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Apr 16th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#139
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#102
Mon, May 11th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#61
Thu, May 28th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#237
Thu, Jun 18th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#28
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#13
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Thu, Aug 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Thu, Sep 10th	@ SEA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Maximo Acosta for Nicky Lopez (2026)

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