Who Should I Trade?

Randal Grichuk for Salvador Perez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Randal Grichuk LF,RF,DH - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 123	‐
VBR	# 175	# 654

Projections

Runs	11	6
Home Runs	4	2
RBI	15	6
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.244	.242

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 93	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 96	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 135	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 112	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 206	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 190	# 267

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Randal Grichuk LF,RF,DH - CWS
2026 Stats


At Bats	481	198

Runs	46	32

Hits	106	55

Singles	69	23

Doubles	19	20

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	17	11

RBI	59	32

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	20	7

Strikeouts	104	47

Batting Average	.220	.278

On Base Pct	.265	.304

Slugging Pct	.370	.556

On-base Plus Slugging	.635	.860

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Randal Grichuk LF,RF,DH - CWS
2026 Projections


At Bats	97	47

Runs	11	6

Hits	24	11

Singles	15	7

Doubles	4	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	2

RBI	15	6

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	5	3

Strikeouts	21	11

Batting Average	.244	.242

On Base Pct	.297	.291

Slugging Pct	.423	.431

On-base Plus Slugging	.720	.721

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC	Randal Grichuk LF,RF,DH - CWS
News
	Salvador Perez went 2-for-4 in an 11-7 win over the Tigers with a double, two runs scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 24th	Randal Grichuk went 2-for-3 in a win over the Mets with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd
	Salvador Perez went 3-for-5 in a win over the Athletics with a run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Fri, Aug 21st	Randal Grichuk went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Cubs with a three-run home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 18th
	Salvador Perez is not in the Royals lineup on Friday against the Angels. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	Randal Grichuk went 2-for-3 in Thursday's 9-8 loss to the Reds with two doubles and three RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 in loss to the Rockies with a home run, a run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 2nd	Randal Grichuk went 1-for-2 in a loss to the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Jun 25th
	Salvador Perez went 1-for-4 in win over the Tigers with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Jul 26th	Randal Grichuk went 1-for-2 in a win over the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Jun 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Salvador Perez C,1B,DH - KC			Randal Grichuk LF,RF,DH - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Sun, Mar 29th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Mon, Mar 30th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st				@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Wed, Apr 1st	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 3rd				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (6-2)	#39	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Tue, Apr 14th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Fri, Apr 17th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Sat, Apr 18th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Tue, Apr 21st	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Fri, Apr 24th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sun, Apr 26th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Mon, Apr 27th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Fri, May 1st	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sat, May 2nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sun, May 3rd	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Mon, May 4th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Tue, May 5th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Wed, May 6th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Fri, May 8th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Sat, May 9th	vs DET	Burch Smith		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sun, May 10th	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 12th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, May 14th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Fri, May 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Sat, May 16th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Sun, May 17th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Mon, May 18th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Tue, May 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Wed, May 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, May 22nd	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Sun, May 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, May 25th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, May 26th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Wed, May 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Fri, May 29th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sat, May 30th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sun, May 31st	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Mon, Jun 1st	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Wed, Jun 10th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Fri, Jun 12th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Jun 14th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Tue, Jun 16th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Thu, Jun 18th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Fri, Jun 19th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sun, Jun 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th				@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Tue, Jul 7th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Jul 8th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Fri, Jul 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sat, Jul 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Sun, Jul 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141
Fri, Jul 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Sat, Jul 25th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Sun, Jul 26th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Mon, Jul 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, Jul 30th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Fri, Jul 31st	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Aug 1st	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Tue, Aug 11th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Wed, Aug 12th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Fri, Aug 21st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack		vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Tue, Aug 25th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, Aug 26th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#102	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Mon, Aug 31st				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#79
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Fri, Sep 4th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Sep 5th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sun, Sep 6th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Tue, Sep 8th	vs ARI			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	vs ARI			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ BOS			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ BOS			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ BOS			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th				@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	@ HOU			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	@ HOU			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	@ HOU			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ PIT			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	@ PIT			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	@ PIT			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CWS			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CWS			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CWS			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CLE			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CLE			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CLE			vs COL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Mon, Apr 20th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Thu, May 7th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-6)	#136
Thu, Jun 11th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Mon, Jun 15th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Thu, Jun 25th	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205
Mon, Jul 6th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Mon, Aug 10th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Aug 27th	@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ARI

Who Should I Trade?

Randal Grichuk for Salvador Perez (2026)

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