Who Should I Trade?

Otto Lopez for Thomas Saggese (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Otto Lopez 2B,SS - MIA	Thomas Saggese 2B,3B,SS,LF - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 47	‐
VBR	# 37	# 1264

Projections

Runs	13	2
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	12	2
Stolen Bases	4	0
Batting Average	.279	.231

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 22	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 57	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 39	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 63	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 56	# 385

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 27	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Otto Lopez 2B,SS - MIA	Thomas Saggese 2B,3B,SS,LF - STL
2026 Stats


At Bats	524	76

Runs	79	9

Hits	160	14

Singles	114	10

Doubles	30	2

Triples	7	1

Home Runs	9	1

RBI	58	4

Stolen Bases	29	1

Caught Stealing	4	2

Walks	30	6

Strikeouts	72	26

Batting Average	.305	.184

On Base Pct	.341	.244

Slugging Pct	.441	.276

On-base Plus Slugging	.782	.520

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Otto Lopez 2B,SS - MIA	Thomas Saggese 2B,3B,SS,LF - STL
2026 Projections


At Bats	99	15

Runs	13	2

Hits	27	3

Singles	20	2

Doubles	5	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	12	2

Stolen Bases	4	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	7	1

Strikeouts	15	4

Batting Average	.279	.231

On Base Pct	.329	.292

Slugging Pct	.411	.332

On-base Plus Slugging	.741	.625

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Otto Lopez 2B,SS - MIA	Thomas Saggese 2B,3B,SS,LF - STL
News
	Otto Lopez went 2-for-4 with two runs scored and two stolen bases in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Boston Red Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Aug 27th	Thomas Saggese was called up from Triple-A Memphis on Friday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Aug 28th
	Otto Lopez went 1-for-5 with two stolen bases in Tuesday's 7-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 25th	The Cardinals optioned INF/OF Thomas Saggese to Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th
	Otto Lopez went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Friday's 3-2 win over the Washington Nationals. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Aug 21st	Thomas Saggese went 2-for-4 in a win over the Rangers with a triple, one RBI and one stolen base. Chase Davis Thu, Jun 4th
	Otto Lopez went 1-for-4 with a stolen base in Friday’s 1-0 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 15th	Thomas Saggese went 1-for-2 in Friday's win over the Cubs with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Sat, May 30th
	Otto Lopez went 1-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Sunday's 2-0 win over the New York Mets. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 2nd	Thomas Saggese was recalled from Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, May 5th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Otto Lopez 2B,SS - MIA			Thomas Saggese 2B,3B,SS,LF - STL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#107
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#149	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#198
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#273
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			@ MIL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55

Who Should I Trade?

Otto Lopez for Thomas Saggese (2026)

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