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Nick Castellanos for Victor Mesa Jr. (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD  | Victor Mesa Jr. RF - TB  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 232 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 1092 | # 1245 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 19 | 8 |
| Home Runs | 5 | 2 |
| RBI | 21 | 9 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1 |
| Batting Average | .238 | .238 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 138 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 331 | ‐ |
| Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD | Victor Mesa Jr. RF - TB | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 113 | 12 |
| Runs | 9 | 2 |
| Hits | 21 | 3 |
| Singles | 12 | 2 |
| Doubles | 5 | 0 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 4 | 1 |
| RBI | 19 | 2 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 5 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 33 | 3 |
| Batting Average | .186 | .250 |
| On Base Pct | .219 | .308 |
| Slugging Pct | .336 | .500 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .555 | .808 |
| Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD | Victor Mesa Jr. RF - TB | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 162 | 69 |
| Runs | 19 | 8 |
| Hits | 39 | 16 |
| Singles | 25 | 11 |
| Doubles | 8 | 3 |
| Triples | 1 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 5 | 2 |
| RBI | 21 | 9 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 0 |
| Walks | 10 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 42 | 16 |
| Batting Average | .238 | .238 |
| On Base Pct | .288 | .300 |
| Slugging Pct | .391 | .379 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .679 | .678 |
| Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD | Victor Mesa Jr. RF - TB | |
| 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 | Victor Mesa Jr. went 1-for-5 with a two-run home run in Monday's 9-7 loss against the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, May 26th | |
| 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 Rays recalled OF Victor Mesa Jr. from Triple-A Durham. Ari Koslow Sun, May 24th | |
| 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 | The Rays reportedly plan to promote Victor Mesa Jr. from Triple-A Durham on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd | |
| 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 | Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash said that Victor Mesa Jr. is trending in the right direction and will hopefully see some game action soon. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Mar 5th | |
| 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 | The Tampa Bay Rays claimed Victor Mesa Jr. off waivers from the Miami Marlins on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Feb 6th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD | Victor Mesa Jr. RF - TB | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 |
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | @ STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | @ MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #56 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #209 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs CHC | Javier Assad (3-1) | #276 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | vs CHC | Colin Rea (5-3) | #140 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 | |||
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #249 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #33 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | @ CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | @ CWS | Jordan Leasure | |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 | vs CIN | Chase Burns (7-1) | #25 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs CIN | Brandon Williamson (2-3) | #370 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | vs MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #222 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | @ CLE | Gavin Williams (8-3) | #27 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #83 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #119 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 | vs TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #264 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | vs TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | @ BOS | Jake Bennett (1-1) | #303 |
| Fri, May 8th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | @ TOR | Patrick Corbin (2-1) | #216 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | vs MIA | Eury Perez (3-6) | #109 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole (1-0) | #23 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs ATH | Luis Medina (1-1) | #244 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-3) | #66 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #43 |
| Tue, May 26th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | @ BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #84 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ BAL | Trey Gibson (1-0) | #309 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ WSH | Paxton Schultz | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | |
| Sat, May 30th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (2-5) | #41 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs DET | Troy Melton (1-0) | #118 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 | @ MIA | Tyler Phillips | |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | @ MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | @ MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs CIN | vs BOS | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ BAL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ BAL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ BAL | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ STL | @ LAD | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ STL | @ LAD | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ STL | @ LAD | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ TEX | vs WSH | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ TEX | vs WSH | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ TEX | vs WSH | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ATL | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ATL | vs KC | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ATL | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs LAD | vs ARI | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs LAD | vs ARI | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs LAD | vs ARI | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CHC | |||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ CHC | @ KC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ CHC | @ KC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ LAD | @ KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ LAD | @ HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ LAD | @ HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ LAD | @ HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs ARI | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ARI | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ARI | vs NYY | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ARI | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs TOR | vs SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs TOR | vs SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs TOR | vs SEA | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ KC | @ BOS | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ KC | @ BOS | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ KC | @ BOS | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ATL | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ATL | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ATL | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ ATL | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIA | vs CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIA | vs CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIA | vs CLE | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs COL | vs TEX | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs COL | vs TEX | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs SF | vs TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs SF | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs SF | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs SF | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ ARI | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ ARI | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ ARI | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ARI | |||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs HOU | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs HOU | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs HOU | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs MIL | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs MIL | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs MIL | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CLE | vs BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CLE | vs BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CLE | vs BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ NYM | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ NYM | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ NYM | vs TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs MIN | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs MIN | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs MIN | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs PIT | @ DET | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs PIT | @ DET | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs PIT | @ DET | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ TB | vs SD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ TB | vs SD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ TB | vs SD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ CIN | vs NYM | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ CIN | vs NYM | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ CIN | vs NYM | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs NYY | @ TEX | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs NYY | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs NYY | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs WSH | |||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs WSH | @ ATL | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs WSH | @ ATL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ SF | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ SF | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ SF | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ COL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ COL | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ COL | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ COL | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIA | vs BOS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIA | vs BOS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIA | vs BOS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ LAD | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ LAD | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ LAD | @ NYY | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs ARI | @ PHI | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs ARI | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs ARI | @ PHI | ||||
| Sun, Mar 29th | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | @ TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | vs DET | Ty Madden | #279 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs KC | |||||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs TOR | |||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | @ TEX | |||||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ ATL | |||||
