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Nick Castellanos for Ronny Simon (2026)


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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
 
Experts' Pick
 
  Nick Castellanos
RF,DH - SD
Nick Castellanos
Ronny Simon
2B,LF - PIT
Ronny Simon
Expert
Recommendation
100%
Recommended by
2 of 2 experts
0%
Recommended by
0 of 2 experts
Rankings 
   
Rest of Season# 232
VBR# 1092
   
Projections 
   
Runs191
Home Runs50
RBI211
Stolen Bases10
Batting Average.238.273
   
Misc 
   
Injury Alert-MiLB
   
Expert Ranks 
   
Joe Pisapia
FantasyPros
# 138
   
Kevin Spinelli
KevScores
# 331
   
Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
  Nick Castellanos
RF,DH - SD
Nick Castellanos
Ronny Simon
2B,LF - PIT
Ronny Simon
2026 Stats 
   
   
At Bats115
   
Runs9
   
Hits22
   
Singles13
   
Doubles5
   
Triples0
   
Home Runs4
   
RBI20
   
Stolen Bases2
   
Caught Stealing0
   
Walks5
   
Strikeouts34
   
Batting Average.191
   
On Base Pct.221
   
Slugging Pct.339
   
On-base Plus Slugging.560
   
Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
  Nick Castellanos
RF,DH - SD
Nick Castellanos
Ronny Simon
2B,LF - PIT
Ronny Simon
2026 Projections 
   
   
At Bats16211
   
Runs191
   
Hits393
   
Singles252
   
Doubles81
   
Triples10
   
Home Runs50
   
RBI211
   
Stolen Bases10
   
Caught Stealing00
   
Walks101
   
Strikeouts423
   
Batting Average.238.273
   
On Base Pct.288.333
   
Slugging Pct.391.364
   
On-base Plus Slugging.679.697
   
Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
  Nick Castellanos
RF,DH - SD
Nick Castellanos
Ronny Simon
2B,LF - PIT
Ronny Simon
News 
 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
Ronny Simon has been reassigned to minor league camp by the Pittsburgh Pirates.
David Leisering
Thu, Mar 12th
 Nick Castellanos hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the ninth inning on Sunday against the Cardinals.
Ari Koslow
Mon, May 11th
Pirates second baseman Ronny Simon is participating in all baseball activities and is ready for Grapefruit League action and a ramp-up toward the regular season.
Brenton Kemp
Thu, Mar 12th
 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
Ronny Simon (shoulder), who underwent shoulder surgery four months ago, has been swinging in the cage and is expected to return to game action in late March/early April.
David Leisering
Mon, Feb 23rd
 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
 
 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 
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
  Nick Castellanos
RF,DH - SD
Nick Castellanos
Ronny Simon
2B,LF - PIT
Ronny Simon
Date OppOpp PitcherVBROppOpp PitcherVBR
Thu, Mar 26thvs DETTarik Skubal (3-2)#4@ NYMFreddy Peralta (3-4)#28
Fri, Mar 27thvs DETFramber Valdez (2-4)#26   
Sat, Mar 28thvs DETJack Flaherty (0-7)#62@ NYMDavid Peterson (3-5)#117
Mon, Mar 30thvs SFLanden Roupp (5-5)#61@ CINChase Burns (7-1)#25
Tue, Mar 31stvs SFLogan Webb (2-4)#12@ CINBrandon Williamson (2-3)#370
Wed, Apr 1stvs SFAdrian Houser (2-5)#189@ CINAndrew Abbott (4-3)#99
Fri, Apr 3rd@ BOSSonny Gray (6-1)#30vs BALKyle Bradish (3-6)#43
Sat, Apr 4th@ BOSConnelly Early (5-2)#97vs BALShane Baz (2-5)#84
Sun, Apr 5th@ BOSRanger Suarez (2-3)#32vs BALChris Bassitt (4-3)#125
Mon, Apr 6th@ PITBubba Chandler (1-6)#122vs SDGerman Marquez (3-2)#330
Tue, Apr 7th@ PITPaul Skenes (6-5)#2vs SDNick Pivetta (1-2)#138
Wed, Apr 8th@ PITMitch Keller (5-2)#95vs SDMichael King (4-4)#35
Thu, Apr 9thvs COLJimmy Herget (0-1)#250   
Fri, Apr 10thvs COLTomoyuki Sugano (4-4)#428@ CHCShota Imanaga (4-6)#24
Sat, Apr 11thvs COLRyan Feltner (2-1)#424@ CHCEdward Cabrera (3-2)#70
Sun, Apr 12thvs COLKyle Freeland (1-6)#395@ CHCJameson Taillon (2-4)#107
Tue, Apr 14thvs SEABryan Woo (5-3)#6vs WSHPJ Poulin (3-0)#237
Wed, Apr 15thvs SEAEmerson Hancock (4-2)#91vs WSHJake Irvin (2-4)#203
Thu, Apr 16thvs SEALuis Castillo (2-5)#46vs WSHFoster Griffin (6-2)#88
Fri, Apr 17th@ LAAJose Soriano (6-4)#45vs TBNick Martinez (5-1)#81
Sat, Apr 18th@ LAAYusei Kikuchi (0-3)#155vs TBDrew Rasmussen (4-2)#21
Sun, Apr 19th@ LAAWalbert Urena (2-4)#421vs TBShane McClanahan (6-2)#22
Tue, Apr 21st@ COLJimmy Herget (0-1)#250@ TEXKumar Rocker (2-5)#103
Wed, Apr 22nd@ COLTomoyuki Sugano (4-4)#428@ TEXJack Leiter (3-4)#76
Thu, Apr 23rd@ COLRyan Feltner (2-1)#424@ TEXJacob deGrom (3-4)#8
Sat, Apr 25th@ ARIZac Gallen (3-4)#71@ MILJacob Misiorowski (6-2)#18
Sun, Apr 26th@ ARIRyne Nelson (2-4)#89@ MILKyle Harrison (6-1)#63
Mon, Apr 27thvs CHCMatthew Boyd (2-1)#40vs STLDustin May (3-6)#85
Tue, Apr 28thvs CHCEdward Cabrera (3-2)#70vs STLKyle Leahy (5-3)#162
Wed, Apr 29thvs CHCJameson Taillon (2-4)#107vs STLAndre Pallante (5-4)#163
Fri, May 1stvs CWSNoah Schultz (2-4)#221vs CINBrady Singer (2-5)#143
Sat, May 2ndvs CWSSean Burke (2-3)#142vs CINRhett Lowder (3-3)#206
Sun, May 3rdvs CWSAnthony Kay (5-1)#182vs CINChase Burns (7-1)#25
Mon, May 4th@ SFTrevor McDonald (2-2)#161   
Tue, May 5th@ SFLogan Webb (2-4)#12@ ARIEduardo Rodriguez (5-1)#112
Wed, May 6th@ SFAdrian Houser (2-5)#189@ ARIMichael Soroka (7-2)#67
Thu, May 7thvs STLMatthew Liberatore (3-3)#114@ ARIZac Gallen (3-4)#71
Fri, May 8thvs STLMichael McGreevy (3-4)#86@ SFRobbie Ray (3-6)#83
Sat, May 9thvs STLDustin May (3-6)#85@ SFLanden Roupp (5-5)#61
Sun, May 10thvs STLKyle Leahy (5-3)#162@ SFTyler Mahle (1-7)#119
Tue, May 12th@ MILBrandon Sproat (1-4)#158vs COLMichael Lorenzen (2-7)#427
Wed, May 13th@ MILJacob Misiorowski (6-2)#18vs COLJose Quintana (2-3)#425
Thu, May 14th@ MILKyle Harrison (6-1)#63vs COLChase Dollander (3-3)#340
Fri, May 15th@ SEAEmerson Hancock (4-2)#91vs PHIAaron Nola (3-4)#39
Sat, May 16th@ SEALogan Gilbert (3-4)#11vs PHICristopher Sanchez (6-2)#3
Sun, May 17th@ SEAGeorge Kirby (5-4)#14vs PHIZack Wheeler (4-1)#7
Mon, May 18thvs LADYoshinobu Yamamoto (5-4)#13   
Tue, May 19thvs LADEmmet Sheehan (3-1)#42@ STLMatthew Liberatore (3-3)#114
Wed, May 20thvs LADShohei Ohtani (5-2)#1@ STLMichael McGreevy (3-4)#86
Fri, May 22ndvs ATHJeffrey Springs (3-6)#111@ TORKevin Gausman (4-3)#19
Sat, May 23rdvs ATHJ.T. Ginn (3-3)#127@ TORPatrick Corbin (2-1)#216
Sun, May 24thvs ATHLuis Medina (1-1)#244@ TORDylan Cease (3-3)#16
Mon, May 25thvs PHIJesus Luzardo (4-4)#10vs CHCBen Brown (2-2)#52
Tue, May 26thvs PHIAaron Nola (3-4)#39vs CHCJordan Wicks (0-2)#234
Wed, May 27thvs PHICristopher Sanchez (6-2)#3vs CHCJameson Taillon (2-4)#107
Fri, May 29th@ WSHPaxton Schultzvs MINTaj Bradley (5-1)#74
Sat, May 30th@ WSHFoster Griffin (6-2)#88vs MINBailey Ober (6-3)#72
Sun, May 31st@ WSHZack Littell (5-4)#169vs MINZebby Matthews (1-3)#82
Tue, Jun 2nd@ PHIAaron Nola (3-4)#39@ HOUMike Burrows (3-6)#121
Wed, Jun 3rd@ PHICristopher Sanchez (6-2)#3@ HOUSpencer Arrighetti (7-1)#126
Thu, Jun 4th@ PHIZack Wheeler (4-1)#7@ HOUKai-Wei Teng (3-3)#181
Fri, Jun 5thvs NYMChristian Scott (1-0)#90@ ATLMartin Perez (3-3)#200
Sat, Jun 6thvs NYMNolan McLean (3-4)#29@ ATLSpencer Strider (3-1)#31
Sun, Jun 7thvs NYMDavid Peterson (3-5)#117@ ATLBryce Elder (4-3)#113
Mon, Jun 8thvs CINAndrew Abbott (4-3)#99   
Tue, Jun 9thvs CINRhett Lowder (3-3)#206vs LADEric Lauer (2-5)#264
Wed, Jun 10thvs CINvs LAD
Fri, Jun 12th@ BALvs MIA
Sat, Jun 13th@ BALvs MIA
Sun, Jun 14th@ BALvs MIA
Mon, Jun 15th@ STL@ ATH
Tue, Jun 16th@ STL@ ATH
Wed, Jun 17th@ STL@ ATH
Fri, Jun 19th@ TEX@ COL
Sat, Jun 20th@ TEX@ COL
Sun, Jun 21st@ TEX@ COL
Mon, Jun 22ndvs ATL   
Tue, Jun 23rdvs ATLvs SEA
Wed, Jun 24thvs ATLvs SEA
Fri, Jun 26thvs LADvs CIN
Sat, Jun 27thvs LADvs CIN
Sun, Jun 28thvs LADvs CIN
Mon, Jun 29th@ CHC@ PHI
Tue, Jun 30th@ CHC@ PHI
Wed, Jul 1st@ CHC@ PHI
Thu, Jul 2nd@ LAD@ PHI
Fri, Jul 3rd@ LAD@ WSH
Sat, Jul 4th@ LAD@ WSH
Sun, Jul 5th@ LAD@ WSH
Mon, Jul 6thvs ARI   
Tue, Jul 7thvs ARIvs ATL
Wed, Jul 8thvs ARIvs ATL
Thu, Jul 9thvs ARIvs ATL
Fri, Jul 10thvs TORvs MIL
Sat, Jul 11thvs TORvs MIL
Sun, Jul 12thvs TORvs MIL
Fri, Jul 17th@ KC@ CLE
Sat, Jul 18th@ KC@ CLE
Sun, Jul 19th@ KC@ CLE
Mon, Jul 20th@ ATL@ NYY
Tue, Jul 21st@ ATL@ NYY
Wed, Jul 22nd@ ATL@ NYY
Thu, Jul 23rd@ ATL   
Fri, Jul 24th@ MIAvs CHC
Sat, Jul 25th@ MIAvs CHC
Sun, Jul 26th@ MIAvs CHC
Tue, Jul 28thvs COLvs ARI
Wed, Jul 29thvs COLvs ARI
Thu, Jul 30thvs SF@ CIN
Fri, Jul 31stvs SF@ CIN
Sat, Aug 1stvs SF@ CIN
Sun, Aug 2ndvs SF@ CIN
Mon, Aug 3rd@ ARI@ MIL
Tue, Aug 4th@ ARI@ MIL
Wed, Aug 5th@ ARI@ MIL
Thu, Aug 6th@ ARI@ MIL
Fri, Aug 7thvs HOUvs NYM
Sat, Aug 8thvs HOUvs NYM
Sun, Aug 9thvs HOUvs NYM
Mon, Aug 10thvs MIL   
Tue, Aug 11thvs MIL@ MIA
Wed, Aug 12thvs MIL@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th@ CLEvs BOS
Sat, Aug 15th@ CLEvs BOS
Sun, Aug 16th@ CLEvs BOS
Mon, Aug 17th@ NYMvs DET
Tue, Aug 18th@ NYMvs DET
Wed, Aug 19th@ NYMvs DET
Fri, Aug 21stvs MIN@ LAD
Sat, Aug 22ndvs MIN@ LAD
Sun, Aug 23rdvs MIN@ LAD
Mon, Aug 24thvs PIT@ SD
Tue, Aug 25thvs PIT@ SD
Wed, Aug 26thvs PIT@ SD
Fri, Aug 28th@ TB@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th@ TB@ STL
Sun, Aug 30th@ TB@ STL
Mon, Aug 31st@ CIN   
Tue, Sep 1st@ CINvs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd@ CINvs SF
Fri, Sep 4thvs NYYvs LAA
Sat, Sep 5thvs NYYvs LAA
Sun, Sep 6thvs NYYvs LAA
Mon, Sep 7thvs WSH   
Tue, Sep 8thvs WSH@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9thvs WSH@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th@ SF@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th@ SF@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th@ SF@ CHC
Mon, Sep 14th@ COL   
Tue, Sep 15th@ COLvs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th@ COLvs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th@ COLvs MIL
Fri, Sep 18thvs MIAvs KC
Sat, Sep 19thvs MIAvs KC
Sun, Sep 20thvs MIAvs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd@ LADvs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd@ LADvs STL
Thu, Sep 24th@ LADvs STL
Fri, Sep 25thvs ARI@ DET
Sat, Sep 26thvs ARI@ DET
Sun, Sep 27thvs ARI@ DET
Sun, Mar 29th   @ NYMNolan McLean (3-4)#29
Mon, Apr 13th   vs WSHCade Cavalli (3-3)#87
Fri, Apr 24th   @ MILBrandon Woodruff (2-1)#56
Thu, Apr 30th   vs STLHunter Dobbins (0-0)#198
Thu, May 21st   @ STLDustin May (3-6)#85
Thu, May 28th   vs CHCColin Rea (5-3)#140
Thu, Jun 11th   vs LAD
Thu, Jun 25th   vs SEA
Mon, Jul 27th   vs ARI
Thu, Aug 13th   @ MIA
Thu, Sep 3rd   vs SF
Thu, Sep 10th   @ CWS