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Nick Castellanos for Zach McKinstry (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD  | Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 232 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 1092 | # 532 |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 19 | 30 |
| Home Runs | 5 | 5 |
| RBI | 21 | 24 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 8 |
| Batting Average | .238 | .226 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Joe Pisapia FantasyPros | # 138 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 331 | # 380 |
| Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD | Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 113 | 106 |
| Runs | 9 | 2 |
| Hits | 21 | 17 |
| Singles | 12 | 13 |
| Doubles | 5 | 3 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 4 | 1 |
| RBI | 19 | 9 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 1 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 2 |
| Walks | 5 | 12 |
| Strikeouts | 33 | 23 |
| Batting Average | .186 | .160 |
| On Base Pct | .219 | .242 |
| Slugging Pct | .336 | .217 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .555 | .459 |
| Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD | Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 162 | 242 |
| Runs | 19 | 30 |
| Hits | 39 | 55 |
| Singles | 25 | 37 |
| Doubles | 8 | 11 |
| Triples | 1 | 3 |
| Home Runs | 5 | 5 |
| RBI | 21 | 24 |
| Stolen Bases | 1 | 8 |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | 2 |
| Walks | 10 | 24 |
| Strikeouts | 42 | 58 |
| Batting Average | .238 | .226 |
| On Base Pct | .288 | .301 |
| Slugging Pct | .391 | .350 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .679 | .651 |
| Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD | Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET | |
| 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 | Zach McKinstry is expected to be activated from the injured list on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th | |
| 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 Tigers sent INF/OF Zach McKinstry on a rehab assignment to Single-A Lakeland. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th | |
| 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 | Zach McKinstry faced live pitching on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Apr 30th | |
| 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 | Zach McKinstry is completing rehab and light baseball activity at the Detroit Tigers' spring training complex. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Apr 22nd | |
| 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 Tigers placed Zach McKinstry on the injured list with left hip/abdominal inflammation. Ari Koslow Fri, Apr 17th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Nick Castellanos RF,DH - SD | Zach McKinstry 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - DET | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 | @ SD | Nick Pivetta (1-2) | #138 |
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-4) | #26 | @ SD | Michael King (4-4) | #35 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #62 | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #199 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #61 | @ ARI | Michael Soroka (7-2) | #67 |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | @ ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (0-1) | #115 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 |
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ BOS | Connelly Early (5-2) | #97 | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (3-3) | #15 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | @ MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ PIT | Mitch Keller (5-2) | #95 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-3) | #72 |
| Thu, Apr 9th | vs COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #209 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs MIA | Chris Paddack (0-7) | #324 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | vs MIA | Janson Junk (3-5) | #116 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs COL | Kyle Freeland (1-6) | #395 | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (3-4) | #73 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 | vs KC | Cole Ragans (1-4) | #49 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | vs KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #104 |
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (1-5) | #46 | vs KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | @ LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (2-3) | #32 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | @ LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #155 | @ BOS | Brayan Bello (2-5) | #144 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (2-4) | #421 | @ BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | #9 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ COL | Jimmy Herget (0-1) | #250 | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ COL | Tomoyuki Sugano (4-4) | #428 | vs MIL | DL Hall (0-0) | #186 |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (2-1) | #424 | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #71 | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-5) | #143 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-4) | #89 | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | vs CHC | Matthew Boyd (2-1) | #40 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | vs CHC | Edward Cabrera (3-2) | #70 | @ ATL | Martin Perez (3-3) | #200 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | vs CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-4) | #107 | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #236 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs CWS | Noah Schultz (2-4) | #221 | vs TEX | MacKenzie Gore (4-4) | #50 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #103 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #76 |
| Mon, May 4th | @ SF | Trevor McDonald (2-2) | #161 | vs BOS | Payton Tolle (2-2) | #75 |
| Tue, May 5th | @ SF | Logan Webb (2-4) | #12 | vs BOS | Jovani Moran (0-2) | #183 |
| Wed, May 6th | @ SF | Adrian Houser (2-5) | #189 | vs BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #114 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | vs STL | Michael McGreevy (3-4) | #86 | @ KC | Kris Bubic (3-2) | #80 |
| Sat, May 9th | vs STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #85 | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #78 |
| Sun, May 10th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #162 | @ KC | Noah Cameron (2-4) | #92 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-4) | #158 | @ NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #18 | @ NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #63 | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #48 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (3-4) | #11 | vs TOR | Mason Fluharty | |
| Sun, May 17th | @ SEA | George Kirby (5-4) | #14 | vs TOR | Kevin Gausman (4-3) | #19 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (4-4) | #13 | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #105 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #42 | vs CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #51 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (5-2) | #1 | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | @ BAL | Keegan Akin (0-0) | #180 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (3-3) | #127 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | vs ATH | Luis Medina (1-1) | #244 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #94 |
| Mon, May 25th | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #10 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-3) | #420 |
| Wed, May 27th | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #45 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ WSH | Paxton Schultz | @ CWS | Brandon Eisert (0-0) | #212 | |
| Sat, May 30th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (6-2) | #88 | @ CWS | Anthony Kay (5-1) | #182 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ WSH | Zack Littell (4-4) | #169 | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #142 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #39 | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #98 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #81 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs NYM | Christian Scott (1-0) | #90 | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (5-3) | #6 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs NYM | Nolan McLean (2-4) | #29 | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (1-0) | #54 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs NYM | David Peterson (3-5) | #117 | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (4-2) | #91 |
| Mon, Jun 8th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #206 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #74 |
| Wed, Jun 10th | vs CIN | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ BAL | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ BAL | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ BAL | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | @ STL | @ HOU | ||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | @ STL | @ HOU | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | @ STL | @ HOU | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | @ TEX | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | @ TEX | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | @ TEX | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | vs ATL | vs NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | vs ATL | vs NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | vs ATL | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | vs LAD | vs HOU | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | vs LAD | vs HOU | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | vs LAD | vs HOU | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | @ CHC | @ NYY | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | @ CHC | @ NYY | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | @ CHC | @ NYY | ||||
| Thu, Jul 2nd | @ LAD | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | @ LAD | |||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | @ LAD | @ TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | @ LAD | @ TEX | ||||
| Mon, Jul 6th | vs ARI | |||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | vs ARI | vs ATH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | vs ARI | vs ATH | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | vs ARI | vs ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | vs TOR | vs PHI | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | vs TOR | vs PHI | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | vs TOR | vs PHI | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | @ KC | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | @ KC | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | @ KC | @ LAA | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | @ ATL | @ CHC | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | @ ATL | @ CHC | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | @ ATL | @ CHC | ||||
| Thu, Jul 23rd | @ ATL | vs KC | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ MIA | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ MIA | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ MIA | vs KC | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | vs COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | vs COL | vs BAL | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | vs SF | |||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs SF | @ ATH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs SF | @ ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs SF | @ ATH | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | @ ARI | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | @ ARI | @ SEA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | @ ARI | @ SEA | ||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | @ ARI | @ SEA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | vs HOU | @ SF | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | vs HOU | @ SF | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | vs HOU | @ SF | ||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | vs MIL | |||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | vs MIL | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | vs MIL | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | @ CLE | vs CWS | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | @ CLE | vs CWS | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | @ CLE | vs CWS | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | @ NYM | @ PIT | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | @ NYM | @ PIT | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | @ NYM | @ PIT | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs MIN | @ KC | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs MIN | @ KC | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs MIN | @ KC | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | vs PIT | vs TB | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | vs PIT | vs TB | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | vs PIT | vs TB | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ TB | vs LAD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ TB | vs LAD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ TB | vs LAD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | @ CIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | @ CIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | @ CIN | @ MIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs NYY | @ CLE | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs NYY | @ CLE | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs NYY | @ CLE | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | vs WSH | vs MIN | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | vs WSH | vs MIN | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | vs WSH | vs MIN | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ SF | vs COL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ SF | vs COL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ SF | vs COL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | @ COL | @ TOR | ||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | @ COL | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | @ COL | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ COL | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs MIA | @ CWS | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs MIA | @ CWS | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs MIA | @ CWS | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ LAD | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ LAD | vs WSH | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ LAD | |||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | vs ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | vs ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | vs ARI | vs PIT | ||||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ BOS | Sonny Gray (6-1) | #30 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #99 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #113 | |||
| Thu, May 21st | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #106 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (2-1) | #77 | |||
| Mon, Jun 1st | @ TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #59 | |||
| Thu, Jun 11th | vs MIN | |||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | vs HOU | |||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | vs BAL | |||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | vs CLE | |||||
| Mon, Sep 21st | vs WSH | |||||
