Who Should I Trade?

Nick Kurtz for Rafael Flores (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 23	‐
VBR	# 218	‐

Projections

Runs	16	‐
Home Runs	6	‐
RBI	16	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.258	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 33	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 4	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 15	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 11	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 25	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 29	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	352	22

Runs	62	2

Hits	89	5

Singles	52	3

Doubles	15	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	21	1

RBI	69	2

Stolen Bases	7	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	79	6

Strikeouts	141	5

Batting Average	.253	.227

On Base Pct	.394	.393

Slugging Pct	.480	.409

On-base Plus Slugging	.874	.802

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	85	‐

Runs	16	‐

Hits	22	‐

Singles	12	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	6	‐

RBI	16	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	14	‐

Strikeouts	31	‐

Batting Average	.258	‐

On Base Pct	.375	‐

Slugging Pct	.517	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.892	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
News
	The Athletics placed 1B Nick Kurtz on the 10-day injured list with a strained right thumb. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	The Pirates activated C/1B Rafael Flores Jr. from the 7-day concussion injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st
	Nick Kurtz is scheduled to see a hand specialist on Monday in Los Angeles. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Rafael Flores resumed baseball activities Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Nick Kurtz is in the Athletics lineup on Thursday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	Rafael Flores will be going on the 10-day IL with a concussion. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Nick Kurtz went 1-for-3 in Sunday's loss to the Twins with a three-run home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 26th	The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled Rafael Flores from Triple-A Indianapolis. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 8th
	The Athletics activated Nick Kurtz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Pirates optioned C/1B Rafael Flores Jr. to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Kurtz 1B - ATH			Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-10)	#26
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#120
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#384	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (8-7)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-6)	#165	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#20
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#177	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#352
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#98
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-2)	#169	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-11)	#68
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#282	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#185
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#17	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#87
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#64	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#54
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#42
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#72	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#23
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#146	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#93
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#48	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#147
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#19	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (9-5)	#67
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#378
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#96	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#174
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-4)	#40
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#88	vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#83
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-7)	#388	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (11-5)	#16
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#288	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#60
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#73
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#78	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#96
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-7)	#13	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#19	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#96	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#50
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#172	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (8-4)	#113
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#69	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#102
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (6-8)	#70	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-2)	#161
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#76	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#168	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#199
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-6)	#38	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#20
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#121
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-3)	#6	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#84
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#192	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#231
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#82
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-11)	#68	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#63
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#102	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#430
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#74	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#418
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#107	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#57
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (3-7)	#209	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-3)	#6
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#275
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#31	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#74
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#107
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53	@ STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#45
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#244	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-10)	#26
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#398	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#54	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#78	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#153
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#73	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#335
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-7)	#13	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#147
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#92	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#42	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#75
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#64	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (5-8)	#108
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#147	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#204
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#203	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#272
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#23	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#226
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#138	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#212
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#118	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#204	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-6)	#165
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#50
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#137	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#384
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#193	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#323	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#230
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#432	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#141
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#51	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-8)	#112
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-5)	#29	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#176
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#251
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#323
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#275	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#432
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#31	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#430
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-7)	#82	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#12
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#63	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-6)	#32
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#275	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#98
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-8)	#31	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#20
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#422	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#384	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#57
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#111	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (15-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#136	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-3)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#267	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-4)	#40
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#326
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#41	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (9-5)	#67
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#56	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#183
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (7-7)	#37	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-6)	#165
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#59
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#158	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#97
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#288	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#137
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (9-5)	#67
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#294	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#213
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-4)	#40	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#76
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-1)	#167	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#42
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#264
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#116	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (5-8)	#108	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#39
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#201	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#23
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#89	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#147
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (7-6)	#49	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#116
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#71	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#80
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-0)	#115	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#121
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (14-2)	#28	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#199
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#117	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#159
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (7-7)	#37	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#98
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (8-7)	#100	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#20
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (6-1)	#33
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#199	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#50
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-7)	#98	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-7)	#45
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (7-6)	#49	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-2)	#145
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#71	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-1)	#187
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-0)	#115	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (3-5)	#66
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#48
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#83	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#41
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (11-5)	#16	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-7)	#110
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#96	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-0)	#115
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (14-2)	#28
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-0)	#130	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#69	vs DET	Framber Valdez (7-7)	#37
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC			vs DET
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC			vs DET
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN			@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN			@ SD
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN			@ SD
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL			@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL			@ STL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL			@ STL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX			vs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX			vs SF
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA			vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ DET
Thu, Mar 26th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#48
Mon, Apr 6th				vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#346
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#9
Mon, Apr 27th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-7)	#45
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#203
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#111
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#279
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#193
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#267
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Nick Kurtz for Rafael Flores (2026)

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