Who Should I Trade?

Nick Loftin for Will Wagner (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Will Wagner 1B,3B,DH - SD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 286	‐
VBR	# 409	# 1301

Projections

Runs	8	0
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	7	0
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.242	.094

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 392	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 135	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Will Wagner 1B,3B,DH - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	304	35

Runs	38	5

Hits	71	9

Singles	40	8

Doubles	23	1

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	6	0

RBI	40	0

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	36	10

Strikeouts	56	7

Batting Average	.234	.257

On Base Pct	.323	.422

Slugging Pct	.382	.286

On-base Plus Slugging	.704	.708

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Will Wagner 1B,3B,DH - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	60	2

Runs	8	0

Hits	15	0

Singles	10	0

Doubles	3	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	7	0

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	6	0

Strikeouts	11	0

Batting Average	.242	.094

On Base Pct	.320	.135

Slugging Pct	.367	.130

On-base Plus Slugging	.688	.265

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Loftin 2B,3B,LF,RF - KC	Will Wagner 1B,3B,DH - SD
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	The Padres have optioned infielder Will Wagner to Triple-A El Paso. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th
	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 Padres recalled Will Wagner from Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
	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 Padres activated INF Will Wagner from the 10-day injured list and optioned him to Triple-A El Paso. Ari Koslow Thu, May 7th
	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 Padres placed INF Will Wagner on the 10-day injured list with a right oblique strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	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	Padres infielder Will Wagner (oblique) has not done any baseball activity since the beginning of March and will almost certainly begin the season on the injured list. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 14th
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			Will Wagner 1B,3B,DH - SD
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#378
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#26	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#378
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#151
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#125	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#304
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#325	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#417
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#386
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#221
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#424	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#232	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#59	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#66
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#96	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#160
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			@ SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs ARI
Thu, Mar 26th				vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Tue, Mar 31st				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sat, Jun 20th				@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#39
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL

Who Should I Trade?

Nick Loftin for Will Wagner (2026)

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