Who Should I Trade?

Nick Loftin for Nicky Lopez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 286	‐
VBR	# 365	# 1148

Projections

Runs	9	5
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	8	3
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.241	.231

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 392	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 135	# 294

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	291	203

Runs	36	20

Hits	68	54

Singles	39	49

Doubles	21	3

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	6	1

RBI	40	22

Stolen Bases	2	5

Caught Stealing	1	3

Walks	36	10

Strikeouts	54	38

Batting Average	.234	.266

On Base Pct	.326	.307

Slugging Pct	.381	.305

On-base Plus Slugging	.708	.613

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	70	45

Runs	9	5

Hits	17	10

Singles	11	9

Doubles	4	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	8	3

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	8	4

Strikeouts	13	8

Batting Average	.241	.231

On Base Pct	.319	.297

Slugging Pct	.373	.274

On-base Plus Slugging	.692	.571

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
News
	Nick Loftin went 3-for-4 in a win over the Tigers with a home run, two runs scored, four RBI, and a walk. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 24th	Nicky Lopez went 3-for-5 with a stolen base, one RBI, and two runs scored in Thursday’s 10-4 win over the Tigers. The three-hit performance extended his hitting streak to nine games. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jul 3rd
	Nick Loftin went 2-for-2 in loss to the Dodgers with a double, one run scored and one stolen base while drawing two walks. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 11th	The Rangers signed Nicky Lopez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	Nick Loftin went 1-for-3 in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Tigers with a solo home run, a run scored and an RBI while striking out twice. Chase Davis Sun, Jul 26th	The Cubs sent INF Nicky Lopez outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	Nick Loftin went 3-for-5 in Tuesday's win over the Mets with a home run, two doubles, two runs scored, two RBI, a walk and a strikeout. Chase Davis Wed, Jul 8th	The Cubs designated INF Nicky Lopez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Nick Loftin went 3-for-5 in Monday's win over the Phillies with two runs scored, two RBI and a walk. Chase Davis Tue, Jul 7th	The Cubs selected the contract of INF Nicky Lopez from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 25th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC			Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#39	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#104
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#185
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#284
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#136
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#263
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			@ MIN
Thu, Mar 26th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Mar 31st				@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Mon, Apr 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Sat, Jun 20th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Mon, Aug 24th				@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238
Mon, Aug 31st				vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA

Who Should I Trade?

Nick Loftin for Nicky Lopez (2026)

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