Who Should I Trade?

Nick Loftin for Paul DeJong (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 288	‐
VBR	# 1035	‐

Projections

Runs	2	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	2	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.215	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	FA

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 396	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 135	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Paul DeJong 2B,3B,SS - FA
2026 Stats


At Bats	351	‐

Runs	41	‐

Hits	80	‐

Singles	46	‐

Doubles	25	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	7	‐

RBI	42	‐

Stolen Bases	3	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	40	‐

Strikeouts	70	‐

Batting Average	.228	‐

On Base Pct	.314	‐

Slugging Pct	.370	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.685	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Paul DeJong 2B,3B,SS - FA
2026 Projections


At Bats	18	‐

Runs	2	‐

Hits	4	‐

Singles	3	‐

Doubles	1	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	2	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	2	‐

Strikeouts	3	‐

Batting Average	.215	‐

On Base Pct	.290	‐

Slugging Pct	.295	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.584	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Paul DeJong 2B,3B,SS - FA
News
	Nick Loftin went 1-for-3 in loss to the Marlins with one run scored, two walks and one stolen base. Chase Davis Thu, Sep 3rd	The Tigers released SS Paul DeJong. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	Nick Loftin went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Marlins with a home run, one run scored, one RBI, and two strikeouts. Chase Davis Wed, Sep 2nd	Paul DeJong (hamstring) suffered a hamstring injury and will undergo season-ending surgery. David Leisering Fri, May 22nd
	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	The Tigers signed INF Paul DeJong to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th
	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	Anthony Volpe (shoulder) is expected to be activated from the injured list this week, leaving the Yankees with little room to promote DeJong without a corresponding roster move. DeJong has posted a .900 OPS with six home runs across 22 games at Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Bruno Mulé Mon, Apr 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 Yankees reassigned SS Paul DeJong to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Sat, Mar 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC			Paul DeJong 2B,3B,SS - FA
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#121
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#109
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#69
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#250
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#117
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#66
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#302
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#184
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#155
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#88
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#75
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#204
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#100
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#285
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#64
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#106
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#162
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#14
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#29
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#10
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#50
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#169
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#28
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#63
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#96
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#97
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#49
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#95
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#138
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#299
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#151
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#327
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#93
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#9
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#306
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#103
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#20
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#163
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#41
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#16
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#54
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#2
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#78
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#108
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#81
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#216
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#291
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#60
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#91
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#53
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#42
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#35
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#391
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#389
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#369
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#22
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#82
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#72
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#76
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#52
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#136
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#19
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#231
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#387
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#242
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#155
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#73
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-6)	#114
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#119
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#31
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#298
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#40
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#71
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-8)	#90
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#308
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#45
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#218
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#34
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#32
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#27
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#104
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#172
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#261
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#133
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#357
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-2)	#289
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#62
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57

Who Should I Trade?

Nick Loftin for Paul DeJong (2026)

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