Who Should I Trade?

Rafael Flores for Shane McGuire (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT	Shane McGuire C - ATH
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
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Projections

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Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT	Shane McGuire C - ATH
2026 Stats


At Bats	130	‐

Runs	15	‐

Hits	36	‐

Singles	22	‐

Doubles	5	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	9	‐

RBI	20	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	13	‐

Strikeouts	40	‐

Batting Average	.277	‐

On Base Pct	.343	‐

Slugging Pct	.523	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.866	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT	Shane McGuire C - ATH
2026 Projections


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Singles	‐	‐

Doubles	‐	‐

Triples	‐	‐

Home Runs	‐	‐

RBI	‐	‐

Stolen Bases	‐	‐

Caught Stealing	‐	‐

Walks	‐	‐

Strikeouts	‐	‐

Batting Average	‐	‐

On Base Pct	‐	‐

Slugging Pct	‐	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT	Shane McGuire C - ATH
News
	Rafael Flores went 4-for-4 in the Pirates 5-1 loss on Tuesday against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 16th	The Athletics reassigned C Shane McGuire to minor league camp. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 2nd
	Rafael Flores went 3-for-5 with a home run in the Pirates 9-3 win over the White Sox on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 9th
	Rafael Flores went 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI in the Pirates 6-2 win over the Cardinals on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th
	Rafael Flores hit two home runs off the bench on Wednesday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Rafael Flores went 2-for-5 with two home runs and six RBI in the Pirates 13-1 win over the Marlins on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT			Shane McGuire C - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#44	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#371	@ ATL	Jose Suarez
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#224
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#60	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#196	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#77
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#69
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#198	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#258
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#56	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#358
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#314
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#258	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#69
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#118
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#355	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#285
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#40	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#195
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#376	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#30
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#259
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#29
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#167	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#259
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#169	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#164	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#287
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#167
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#114
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#39	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#289
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#99
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#350
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#219	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#63
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#94	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#128	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#30
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#72	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#355	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#351
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#99
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#124
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#221
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#362	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#257	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#98	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#129
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#114	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#314
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#179	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#158
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#14	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#31	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#276
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#93
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#66	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#47
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs DET	Tyler Holton (2-5)	#90
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#289
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#355
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#157	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#47
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#65	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#56
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#106	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#221
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#47	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#121
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#96
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#239
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#207	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#137
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#103
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#74	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#224
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#244	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#93
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#210	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#19	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#149	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#96
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#256	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#55
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#237	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#89	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#83	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#30
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-2)	#133
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#31	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#72
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#56
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#375	@ CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#109
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#42
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#89
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#85	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#287
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#207	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#103
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#224
Fri, Mar 27th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#236
Mon, Apr 20th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#152
Mon, May 18th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#237
Fri, Jul 10th				@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#83
Fri, Jul 17th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35
Tue, Jul 21st				@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#288
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#375
Mon, Aug 31st				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9
Mon, Sep 7th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8

Who Should I Trade?

Rafael Flores for Shane McGuire (2026)

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