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Nathan Church for Nick Castellanos (2026)
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Experts' Pick | Experts' Pick | |
| Nathan Church LF,CF,RF - STL  | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD  | |
Expert |
50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts |
50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | ‐ | # 232 |
| VBR | # 993 | # 1092 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 18 | 19 |
| Home Runs | 3 | 5 |
| RBI | 17 | 21 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .250 | .238 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | IL10 | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | ‐ | # 138 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 225 | # 331 |
| Nathan Church LF,CF,RF - STL | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 146 | 113 |
| Runs | 17 | 9 |
| Hits | 36 | 21 |
| Singles | 25 | 12 |
| Doubles | 6 | 5 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 5 | 4 |
| RBI | 18 | 19 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 0 |
| Walks | 6 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 33 | 33 |
| Batting Average | .247 | .186 |
| On Base Pct | .282 | .219 |
| Slugging Pct | .390 | .336 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .673 | .555 |
| Nathan Church LF,CF,RF - STL | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 150 | 162 |
| Runs | 18 | 19 |
| Hits | 38 | 39 |
| Singles | 27 | 25 |
| Doubles | 7 | 8 |
| Triples | 1 | 1 |
| Home Runs | 3 | 5 |
| RBI | 17 | 21 |
| Stolen Bases | 4 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | 0 |
| Walks | 10 | 10 |
| Strikeouts | 28 | 42 |
| Batting Average | .250 | .238 |
| On Base Pct | .301 | .288 |
| Slugging Pct | .369 | .391 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .671 | .679 |
| Nathan Church LF,CF,RF - STL | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD | |
| News | ||
| Nathan Church has received the green light to start a plyometric and strengthening program. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 28th | Nick Castellanos went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 7-4 win over the Mariners on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th | |
| The Cardinals placed OF Nathan Church on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder strain. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd | Nick Castellanos hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the ninth inning on Sunday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th | |
| The Cardinals are expected to place Nathan Church on the injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st | Nick Castellanos went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in the Padres 5-4 loss against the Cubs on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th | |
| Nathan Church went 1-for-4 in win over the Royals with a run scored, a stolen base, a walk and a strikeout. Chase Davis Sat, May 16th | Padres manager Craig Stammen said he expects to give Nick Castellanos time as the designated hitter as well as in the outfield and at first base. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 15th | |
| Nathan Church exited Wednesday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers in the fourth inning due to a left leg contusion. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, May 7th | Nick Castellanos was not on the market long as he inks a deal with the San Diego Padres. Castellanos will make $780K from the Padres while the Phillies, who released him earlier this week, are on the hook for the remainder of his $20 million salary in 2026. David Leisering Sat, Feb 14th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Nathan Church LF,CF,RF - STL | Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (4-2) | #21 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #167 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 | |||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs NYM | Clay Holmes (4-4) | #165 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ DET | Keider Montero (2-3) | #201 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #87 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #215 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | vs CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ HOU | Peter Lambert (4-4) | #190 | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #208 | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #121 | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ MIA | Max Meyer (5-0) | #68 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 | @ COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ PIT | Mason Montgomery (1-1) | #151 | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #131 | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #130 | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 |
| Thu, May 7th | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ SD | Griffin Canning (0-3) | #141 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Sun, May 10th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #220 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (4-2) | #202 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Fri, May 15th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Sat, May 16th | vs KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 |
| Sun, May 17th | vs KC | Stephen Kolek (3-1) | #166 | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #132 | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 |
| Thu, May 21st | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #47 | |||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 |
| Tue, May 26th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ MIL | Chad Patrick (2-2) | #148 | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Fri, May 29th | vs CHC | Shota Imanaga (4-6) | #24 | @ WSH | Paxton Schultz | |
| Sat, May 30th | vs CHC | Ben Brown (2-2) | #52 | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 |
| Sun, May 31st | vs CHC | Jordan Wicks (0-1) | #234 | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 |
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (5-6) | #20 | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs CIN | Nick Lodolo (1-1) | #58 | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #129 | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ NYM | vs CIN | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ NYM | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ MIN | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ MIN | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ MIN | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs SD | @ STL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs SD | @ STL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs SD | @ STL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 18th | @ KC | |||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ KC | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ KC | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ARI | vs ATL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ARI | vs ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ARI | vs ATL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs ARI | |||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs MIA | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs MIA | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs MIA | vs LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ ATL | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ ATL | @ CHC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ ATL | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ CHC | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ CHC | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ CHC | @ LAD | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs MIL | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs MIL | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs MIL | vs ARI | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs MIL | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs ATL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs ATL | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs ATL | vs TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ ARI | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ ARI | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ ARI | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ LAA | @ ATL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ LAA | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ LAA | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | vs CIN | @ MIA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | vs CIN | @ MIA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | vs CIN | @ MIA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs CHC | |||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs CHC | vs COL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs CHC | vs COL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs CHC | vs SF | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | @ TOR | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | @ TOR | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | @ TOR | vs SF | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ NYY | @ ARI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ NYY | @ ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ NYY | @ ARI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs COL | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs COL | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs COL | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs PHI | vs MIL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs PHI | vs MIL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs PHI | vs MIL | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CHC | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CHC | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CHC | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ CIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ CIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ CIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | @ CIN | |||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ PHI | vs MIN | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ PHI | vs MIN | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ PHI | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs BAL | vs PIT | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs BAL | vs PIT | ||||
| Thu, Aug 27th | vs BAL | |||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs PIT | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs PIT | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs PIT | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ LAD | @ CIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ LAD | @ CIN | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ LAD | |||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ COL | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ COL | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ COL | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ SF | vs WSH | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ SF | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ SF | vs WSH | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs CWS | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs CWS | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs CWS | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs SF | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs SF | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs SF | @ COL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs WSH | vs MIA | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs WSH | vs MIA | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs WSH | vs MIA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ PIT | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ PIT | @ LAD | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ PIT | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ MIL | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ MIL | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ MIL | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | |||
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | |||
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs ATH | Luis Medina (1-1) | #244 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ TEX | |||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CHC | |||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ ATL | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ARI | |||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs PIT | |||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ CIN | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ COL | |||||
