Who Should I Trade?

Nick Madrigal for Nicky Lopez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 1130

Projections

Runs	‐	7
Home Runs	‐	0
RBI	‐	5
Stolen Bases	‐	1
Batting Average	‐	.240

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 215	# 294

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Stats


At Bats	44	201

Runs	7	19

Hits	12	53

Singles	11	48

Doubles	1	3

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	0	1

RBI	2	22

Stolen Bases	1	5

Caught Stealing	1	3

Walks	7	9

Strikeouts	3	38

Batting Average	.273	.264

On Base Pct	.385	.302

Slugging Pct	.296	.304

On-base Plus Slugging	.680	.606

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	63

Runs	‐	7

Hits	‐	15

Singles	‐	12

Doubles	‐	2

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	0

RBI	‐	5

Stolen Bases	‐	1

Caught Stealing	‐	1

Walks	‐	5

Strikeouts	‐	11

Batting Average	‐	.240

On Base Pct	‐	.298

Slugging Pct	‐	.293

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.592

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Madrigal 2B,3B - TB	Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
News
	The Rays signed Nick Madrigal to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th	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 Madrigal has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th	The Rangers signed Nicky Lopez to a one-year contract. Ari Koslow Wed, May 27th
	The Angels designated INF Nick Madrigal for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	The Cubs sent INF Nicky Lopez outright to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	Nick Madrigal went 2-for-3 in a win over the Rays with a walk, one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sat, Jun 13th	The Cubs designated INF Nicky Lopez for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Nick Madrigal went 2-for-4 with a pair of singles on Friday during the Angels' 8-5 loss to the Rays. David Leisering Sat, May 30th	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 Madrigal 2B,3B - TB			Nicky Lopez 2B,3B,SS - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#83	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#94	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#56
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#51	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#6
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#41	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#8	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#65
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#152
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#244
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#223	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#20
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#205	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (10-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#24
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#204	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#234	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#23
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#38	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#132
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#406	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#220
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#60	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#126
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#139
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#102	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (10-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#24
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#244
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-2)	#20	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#98
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#324	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#50	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#220
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#223	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#126
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-8)	#34	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#38
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#18	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#312
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#95	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#114
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#76	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#118
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (4-10)	#75	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#108
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#247
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#28	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#312
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#71
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-6)	#74	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (4-2)	#176
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#168	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#128
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#25	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#205
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#28	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#61
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#161
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#93	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#237
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#215
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#31	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#160
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#65	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#437
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#287
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#68	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#427
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#19	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#121
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#42	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#68	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#333
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#385	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#216
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#277	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#84
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#231	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#94
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#114	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#51
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#62	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#183
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#181	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-8)	#34
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#172	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#168
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#25	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (7-6)	#74	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#366	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#30
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-6)	#48	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#22
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#121	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#168
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#247	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#365
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#171	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (7-8)	#129
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#257
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (11-5)	#44	vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#250
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#209
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#84	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#69	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#31
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#28
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#217	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-11)	#146	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#85
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#69	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#117	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#46
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#237
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#27	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#114
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#160	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#43
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#16
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#71	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-6)	#48
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#19	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#277
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (4-2)	#176	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#111	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#27
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (10-7)	#12	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#160
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#79	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#135
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#308	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#96	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#319
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#30	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#151
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#271
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (6-11)	#28	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#406
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#167	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#208
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#85
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#64	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-7)	#40
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (9-8)	#34	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (10-7)	#12
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (5-4)	#235	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#103
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#35	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#221
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#271	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#27
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#154	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#191
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#208	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#160
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#412	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#13
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#299	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#226
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-6)	#439	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#255
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (10-7)	#12	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#68
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#24	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#79	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#210
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#139	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#373	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#239
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-9)	#112	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-1)	#251
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#91
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#126
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#65	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#139
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#194
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-6)	#48	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-1)	#212
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#150	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (11-5)	#44
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#85	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#65	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#194	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#239
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-13)	#68	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#124
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-8)	#46	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#265
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#236	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#208
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#62	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#60
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#43	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#8
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (7-6)	#250	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#26
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#95	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#138
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#245	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#91
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX			vs TB
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			vs TB
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			vs TB
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			vs TB
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs BOS
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ MIN
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#102
Sat, May 9th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#179
Sat, May 23rd				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#277
Thu, May 28th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#237
Thu, Jun 11th				@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#84
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (9-8)	#34
Mon, Jul 27th				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#24
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#277

Who Should I Trade?

Nick Madrigal for Nicky Lopez (2026)

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