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Starling Marte for Zach Cole (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Starling Marte LF,RF,DH - FA  | Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 363 | # 389 |
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| Injury Alert | FA | MiLB |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 312 | # 383 |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 419 | # 479 |
| Starling Marte LF,RF,DH - FA | Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 153 | 51 |
| Runs | 15 | 4 |
| Hits | 37 | 8 |
| Singles | 30 | 4 |
| Doubles | 5 | 1 |
| Triples | 0 | 0 |
| Home Runs | 2 | 3 |
| RBI | 14 | 8 |
| Stolen Bases | 2 | 0 |
| Caught Stealing | 2 | 0 |
| Walks | 9 | 1 |
| Strikeouts | 41 | 21 |
| Batting Average | .242 | .157 |
| On Base Pct | .298 | .189 |
| Slugging Pct | .314 | .353 |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .611 | .542 |
| Starling Marte LF,RF,DH - FA | Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU | |
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| Starling Marte LF,RF,DH - FA | Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU | |
| News | ||
| The Royals released OF Starling Marte. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th | Zach Cole was optioned to Triple-A Sugar Land on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jun 4th | |
| The Royals designated OF Starling Marte for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th | The Astros recalled Zach Cole from Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd | |
| Starling Marte went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Cubs with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 10th | Zach Cole went 1-for-3 in a 4-1 win over the Rangers with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, May 17th | |
| Starling Marte went 1-for-4 in Wednesday's 5-4 win over the Giants with a run scored and a stolen base. Chase Davis Thu, Jul 23rd | Zach Cole went 1-for-1 in a 10-0 win over the Reds with a pinch-hit three-run home run. Chris Schommer Sat, May 9th | |
| Starling Marte went 2-for-5 in Sunday's 5-4 win over the White Sox with one run scored, one stolen base and one strikeout. Jesse Garcia Mon, Jun 29th | Zach Cole went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Dodgers with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, May 5th | |
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Starling Marte LF,RF,DH - FA | Zach Cole LF,CF,RF - HOU | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (12-8) | #23 | |||
| Fri, Mar 27th | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (1-6) | #56 | |||
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs LAA | Reid Detmers (7-8) | #16 | |||
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs LAA | Jack Kochanowicz (2-5) | ||||
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs BOS | Ranger Suarez (8-5) | #69 | |||
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs BOS | Brayan Bello (6-7) | #108 | |||
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs BOS | Garrett Crochet (3-3) | ||||
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ ATH | Jeffrey Springs (4-14) | #256 | |||
| Sat, Apr 4th | @ ATH | Luis Morales (0-2) | ||||
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (7-5) | #232 | |||
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ COL | Ryan Feltner (6-10) | #224 | |||
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ COL | Kyle Freeland (4-11) | #194 | |||
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ COL | Michael Lorenzen (3-13) | ||||
| Fri, Apr 10th | @ SEA | Emerson Hancock (7-8) | #157 | |||
| Sat, Apr 11th | @ SEA | Luis Castillo (4-11) | #100 | |||
| Sun, Apr 12th | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (12-11) | #8 | |||
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ SEA | George Kirby (9-11) | #33 | |||
| Tue, Apr 14th | vs COL | Michael Lorenzen (3-13) | ||||
| Wed, Apr 15th | vs COL | Jose Quintana (2-3) | #283 | |||
| Thu, Apr 16th | vs COL | Juan Mejia | ||||
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs STL | Kyle Leahy (10-5) | #80 | |||
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs STL | Andre Pallante (12-8) | #83 | |||
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs STL | Matthew Liberatore (6-14) | #93 | |||
| Mon, Apr 20th | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (5-7) | #159 | |||
| Tue, Apr 21st | @ CLE | Parker Messick (12-9) | #27 | |||
| Wed, Apr 22nd | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (6-15) | #74 | |||
| Fri, Apr 24th | vs NYY | Will Warren (11-6) | #67 | |||
| Sat, Apr 25th | vs NYY | Ryan Weathers (5-8) | ||||
| Sun, Apr 26th | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #258 | |||
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ BAL | Shane Baz (6-15) | #73 | |||
| Thu, Apr 30th | @ BAL | Brandon Young (9-6) | #153 | |||
| Fri, May 1st | @ BOS | Jake Bennett (9-7) | #203 | |||
| Sat, May 2nd | @ BOS | Connelly Early (7-5) | #89 | |||
| Sun, May 3rd | @ BOS | Ranger Suarez (8-5) | #69 | |||
| Mon, May 4th | vs LAD | Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9) | #4 | |||
| Tue, May 5th | vs LAD | Shohei Ohtani (8-2) | #1 | |||
| Wed, May 6th | vs LAD | Tyler Glasnow (5-2) | #10 | |||
| Fri, May 8th | @ CIN | Nick Lodolo (3-6) | #150 | |||
| Sat, May 9th | @ CIN | Chase Burns (15-3) | ||||
| Sun, May 10th | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (6-11) | #140 | |||
| Mon, May 11th | vs SEA | George Kirby (9-11) | #33 | |||
| Tue, May 12th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (12-10) | #12 | |||
| Wed, May 13th | vs SEA | Bryce Miller (4-10) | #31 | |||
| Thu, May 14th | vs SEA | Luis Castillo (4-11) | #100 | |||
| Fri, May 15th | vs TEX | Jack Leiter (3-7) | ||||
| Sat, May 16th | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (11-11) | #14 | |||
| Sun, May 17th | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (11-10) | #59 | |||
| Mon, May 18th | @ MIN | Kendry Rojas (1-1) | ||||
| Tue, May 19th | @ MIN | Zebby Matthews (9-11) | #126 | |||
| Wed, May 20th | @ MIN | Joe Ryan (7-10) | #25 | |||
| Fri, May 22nd | @ CHC | Jameson Taillon (2-6) | ||||
| Sat, May 23rd | @ CHC | Colin Rea (8-8) | #234 | |||
| Sun, May 24th | @ CHC | Shota Imanaga (11-10) | #49 | |||
| Mon, May 25th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (6-11) | #82 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (3-7) | ||||
| Wed, May 27th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (11-11) | #14 | |||
| Thu, May 28th | @ TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (11-10) | #59 | |||
| Fri, May 29th | vs MIL | Coleman Crow (0-1) | ||||
| Sat, May 30th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (3-7) | ||||
| Sun, May 31st | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (15-5) | #7 | |||
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (8-10) | #61 | |||
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs PIT | Paul Skenes (10-11) | #13 | |||
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs PIT | Jared Jones (5-6) | #29 | |||
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs ATH | Jack Perkins (3-12) | #148 | |||
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs ATH | Kade Morris (0-1) | #272 | |||
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs ATH | Gage Jump (6-11) | ||||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (5-8) | #66 | |||
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (9-11) | #36 | |||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (7-8) | #16 | |||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ KC | Luinder Avila (5-4) | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ KC | Noah Cameron (9-8) | #85 | |||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ KC | Stephen Kolek (4-3) | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs DET | Drew Anderson (5-7) | #38 | |||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs DET | Framber Valdez (10-12) | #54 | |||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs DET | Casey Mize (6-10) | #55 | |||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs CLE | Tanner Bibee (6-15) | #74 | |||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs CLE | Joey Cantillo (11-9) | #47 | |||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs CLE | Slade Cecconi (5-7) | #159 | |||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (11-6) | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ TOR | Shane Bieber (5-2) | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (5-5) | #24 | |||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ DET | Troy Melton (8-5) | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ DET | Keider Montero (10-9) | #191 | |||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ DET | Framber Valdez (10-12) | #54 | |||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (3-8) | #184 | |||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs MIN | Zebby Matthews (9-11) | #126 | |||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs MIN | Joe Ryan (7-10) | #25 | |||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (12-6) | #43 | |||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs TB | Nick Martinez (15-5) | #193 | |||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs TB | Drew Rasmussen (16-5) | #26 | |||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs TB | Mason Englert (0-4) | #163 | |||
| Mon, Jul 6th | @ WSH | Miles Mikolas (3-9) | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ WSH | Andrew Alvarez (2-6) | #84 | |||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ WSH | Foster Griffin (15-6) | #52 | |||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ TEX | Cal Quantrill (9-5) | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (6-11) | #82 | |||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ TEX | MacKenzie Gore (8-11) | #39 | |||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs BAL | Dean Kremer (4-5) | #79 | |||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (10-11) | #50 | |||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs BAL | Brandon Young (9-6) | #153 | |||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs MIA | Janson Junk (6-9) | #127 | |||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs MIA | Tyler Phillips (5-6) | #236 | |||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs MIA | Sandy Alcantara (13-11) | #112 | |||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (9-7) | #72 | |||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (11-7) | #53 | |||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (8-9) | #131 | |||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ LAA | Walbert Urena (9-11) | #36 | |||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ LAA | Reid Detmers (7-8) | #16 | |||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (5-8) | #66 | |||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs TEX | Nathan Eovaldi (11-10) | #59 | |||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs TEX | Jacob deGrom (11-11) | #14 | |||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs TEX | Kumar Rocker (6-11) | #82 | |||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs TOR | Shane Bieber (5-2) | ||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs TOR | Trey Yesavage (5-5) | #24 | |||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs TOR | Jameson Taillon (2-6) | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ SD | Robbie Ray (13-8) | #177 | |||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ SD | Michael King (12-10) | #60 | |||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (10-6) | #253 | |||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ SF | Blade Tidwell (1-2) | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ SF | Carson Whisenhunt (3-4) | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ SF | Adrian Houser (4-7) | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs SEA | George Kirby (9-11) | #33 | |||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs SEA | Emerson Hancock (7-8) | #157 | |||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs SEA | Bryan Woo (12-10) | #12 | |||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs LAA | George Klassen (2-2) | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs LAA | Walbert Urena (9-11) | #36 | |||
| Thu, Aug 20th | vs LAA | Grayson Rodriguez (5-8) | #66 | |||
| Fri, Aug 21st | vs ATH | J.T. Ginn (9-8) | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | vs ATH | Jacob Lopez (7-5) | #232 | |||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | vs ATH | Brady Basso (1-3) | #186 | |||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ NYY | Will Warren (11-6) | #67 | |||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ NYY | Elmer Rodriguez (0-3) | #189 | |||
| Thu, Aug 27th | @ NYY | Gerrit Cole (10-9) | #15 | |||
| Fri, Aug 28th | @ NYM | Christian Scott (4-5) | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | @ NYM | Nolan McLean (12-10) | #28 | |||
| Sun, Aug 30th | @ NYM | Zac Thornton (5-6) | #111 | |||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs CWS | Anthony Kay (9-9) | #109 | |||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs CWS | Sean Burke (11-7) | #53 | |||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs CWS | Davis Martin (9-7) | #72 | |||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs CWS | Luis Castillo (4-11) | #100 | |||
| Fri, Sep 4th | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (10-14) | #125 | |||
| Sat, Sep 5th | vs ARI | Brandon Pfaadt (8-3) | #116 | |||
| Sun, Sep 6th | vs ARI | Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7) | #171 | |||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ PHI | Andrew Painter (3-10) | #114 | |||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (18-7) | #6 | |||
| Thu, Sep 10th | @ PHI | Zack Wheeler (13-5) | #5 | |||
| Fri, Sep 11th | @ TB | Drew Rasmussen (16-5) | #26 | |||
| Sat, Sep 12th | @ TB | Ian Seymour (9-7) | #58 | |||
| Sun, Sep 13th | @ TB | Freddy Peralta (10-11) | #51 | |||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs KC | Michael Wacha (9-9) | #96 | |||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs KC | Daniel Lynch (6-6) | #250 | |||
| Thu, Sep 17th | vs KC | Seth Lugo (7-9) | #164 | |||
| Fri, Sep 18th | vs ATL | Tyler Mahle (7-10) | #70 | |||
| Sat, Sep 19th | vs ATL | Grant Holmes (10-6) | #174 | |||
| Sun, Sep 20th | vs ATL | Martin Perez (9-9) | #68 | |||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | @ SEA | Logan Gilbert (12-11) | #8 | |||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | @ SEA | George Kirby (9-11) | #33 | |||
| Thu, Sep 24th | @ ATH | Mason Barnett (1-4) | #268 | |||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ ATH | Jacob Lopez (7-5) | #232 | |||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ ATH | Jack Perkins (3-12) | #148 | |||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ ATH | Brady Basso (1-3) | #186 | |||
