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Nick Loftin

Nick Loftin

3B • Kansas City Royals Proj Rank N/A Actual 26 N/A • Trade Value
AB AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB FSP
372.23984542.322.38744.10
Compare to same point last season
168.20842017278.3571

Nick Loftin | Fantasy Outlook

Nick Loftin hits a cold stretch as the Royals navigate the season's final weeks

Loftin has hit a rough patch at the plate, batting just .179 with a meager .220 on-base percentage and one RBI over his last 14 games. Even with the slump, he continues to hold down everyday duties as Kansas City's starting third baseman for a fifth-place Royals club (67-85) that has already been eliminated from playoff contention.

This late-season drought aligns closely with his modest career norms, as he is batting .231 with seven home runs and three stolen bases across 112 games this year. Without standout pop or elite plate discipline to elevate his floor, our data suggests his current bottom-line output is roughly what managers should expect rather than an unlucky dip.

Looking at the remainder of the week, Kansas City concludes its set in Houston against Miguel Ullola before traveling to Pittsburgh for a three-game weekend series. Loftin faces a formidable challenge against Pirates ace Paul Skenes and his 3.83 ERA, followed by matchups against Bubba Chandler and Lake Bachar. Given the difficult arms and his ice-cold bat, leave him out of starting lineups. Sit.

Updated 11 days ago

Nick Loftin Fantasy

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DATE OPP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG PTS
09/24 CHW 1 0 0 0 0 0 239 1
09/22 CHW 1 1 1 2 0 0 239 8
09/20 @PIT 1 0 0 0 1 0 239 4
09/19 @PIT 4 0 0 1 0 0 239 6
09/18 @PIT 1 0 0 0 0 1 231 3
09/17 @HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 230 1
09/16 @HOU 1 0 0 0 0 1 231 3
09/15 @HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 229 1
09/13 @BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 230 0
09/12 @BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 232 -2
09/11 @BOS 1 0 0 0 0 0 235 2
09/09 ARI 0 0 0 0 0 1 234 1
09/08 ARI 1 0 1 0 0 0 236 3
09/07 ARI 0 0 0 0 0 0 236 0
09/06 TOR 2 0 0 1 0 0 240 3
09/05 TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 237 1
09/04 TOR 0 0 0 0 0 0 236 0
09/03 MIA 1 0 0 0 0 0 239 1
09/02 MIA 1 0 1 0 1 2 237 7
09/01 MIA 1 1 1 1 0 0 236 5
08/30 @CLE 1 0 0 0 0 0 236 2
08/29 @CLE 2 0 2 0 0 0 236 6
08/28 @CLE 0 0 0 0 0 0 233 0
08/26 @TOR 1 0 0 0 0 0 236 2
08/25 @TOR 1 0 1 0 0 0 236 1
08/23 DET 3 1 2 4 0 1 237 14
08/22 DET 1 0 0 0 0 1 229 3
08/21 DET 0 0 0 0 0 1 227 1
08/20 ATH 1 0 0 1 0 1 230 5
08/19 ATH 0 0 0 0 0 1 230 2
08/18 ATH 0 0 0 0 0 0 231 -1
08/16 @LAA 0 0 0 0 0 2 234 3
08/15 @LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 236 -1
08/14 @LAA 1 0 0 0 0 0 239 0
08/12 @LAD 0 0 0 0 0 0 239 1
08/11 @LAD 0 0 1 0 0 1 244 1
08/10 @LAD 2 0 1 0 1 1 248 8
08/09 CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 242 -1
08/08 CHC 1 0 0 0 0 1 246 4
08/07 CHC 0 0 0 0 0 0 244 0
08/06 MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 0
08/05 MIN 1 0 0 0 0 0 249 2
08/04 MIN 0 0 1 0 0 1 248 2
08/02 @COL 0 0 0 0 0 1 251 1
08/01 @COL 2 0 0 0 0 0 254 4
07/31 @COL 0 0 0 0 0 0 250 0
07/30 @MIN 0 0 0 0 0 0 251 1
07/29 @MIN 2 0 0 1 0 0 256 5
07/28 @MIN 1 0 0 0 0 2 250 4
07/26 @DET 1 0 1 0 0 0 248 1
07/25 @DET 1 1 1 1 0 0 249 5
07/24 @DET 1 0 0 1 0 1 248 5
07/23 @DET 1 0 0 0 0 0 246 1
07/22 SF 1 0 1 1 0 0 246 4
07/21 SF 2 0 0 1 0 0 242 4
07/20 SF 2 0 0 1 0 0 237 4
07/19 SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 230 0
07/18 SD 0 0 0 0 0 0 235 0
07/17 SD 1 0 1 0 0 0 239 2
07/11 @BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 240 1
07/10 @BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 244 1
07/09 @NYM 2 0 1 0 0 0 249 3
07/08 @NYM 1 0 0 0 0 1 242 4
07/07 @NYM 3 1 2 2 0 0 241 12
07/06 PHI 3 0 2 2 0 1 229 9
07/05 PHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 217 0
07/04 PHI 1 0 0 1 0 0 219 2
07/02 TB 0 0 0 0 0 1 218 2
07/01 TB 0 0 0 0 0 1 222 2
06/30 TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 225 1
06/27 @CHW 0 0 0 0 0 0 230 0
06/26 @CHW 0 0 0 0 0 0 235 0
06/25 @TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 241 1
06/24 @TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 248 1
06/23 @TB 4 1 4 2 0 0 256 14
06/22 @TB 1 0 1 0 1 0 233 4
06/21 STL 1 1 1 2 0 0 231 7
06/19 STL 0 0 1 0 0 1 230 2
06/18 STL 2 0 0 2 0 0 236 6
06/17 @WAS 0 0 0 0 0 1 229 2
06/16 @WAS 2 0 0 0 0 0 235 3
06/15 @WAS 2 0 0 0 0 1 224 4
06/13 HOU 0 0 0 0 0 0 211 1
06/11 TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 213 1
06/10 TEX 1 0 0 1 0 1 220 5
06/07 @MIN 2 0 0 1 0 1 218 5
06/05 @MIN 0 0 0 0 0 1 202 2
06/04 @MIN 1 0 1 0 0 0 207 3
06/03 @CIN 1 1 1 2 0 0 205 7
06/02 @CIN 1 0 1 0 0 1 203 3
06/01 @CIN 1 0 1 1 0 1 200 5
05/31 @TEX 0 0 0 0 0 1 194 1
05/30 @TEX 1 0 1 0 0 0 200 3
05/29 @TEX 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 1
05/26 NYY 0 0 0 0 0 0 203 0
05/25 NYY 1 0 0 0 0 0 214 3
05/20 BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 204 -1
05/19 BOS 0 0 0 0 0 0 220 0
05/17 @STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 229 1
05/14 @CHW 0 0 0 0 0 0 229 1
05/13 @CHW 0 0 0 1 0 0 244 2
05/12 @CHW 1 0 1 2 0 0 256 6
05/10 DET 0 0 0 0 0 1 244 1
05/08 DET 1 0 1 0 0 0 256 4
05/07 CLE 1 0 0 1 0 0 237 4
05/06 CLE 0 0 0 0 0 1 216 1
05/04 CLE 1 0 0 2 0 0 229 4
04/30 @ATH 0 0 0 0 0 1 226 2
04/28 @ATH 0 0 1 0 0 0 241 1
04/26 LAA 1 0 1 0 0 1 280 5
04/25 LAA 2 0 2 4 0 1 286 10
04/24 LAA 0 0 0 0 0 0 235 0
04/22 BAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 308 1
04/20 BAL 2 0 0 3 0 1 364 8
04/05 MIL 1 0 0 0 0 0 222 1
04/04 MIL 0 0 1 0 0 1 143 3
04/01 MIN 0 0 0 0 0 1 250 2
03/29 @ATL 1 0 2 0 0 0 250 5
Totals: 8984245441
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YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2023 KC 19 20 0 10 10 2 4 .333 .379 .450 62
2024 KC 54 28 1 15 14 1 19 .189 .281 .236 115
2025 KC 63 35 4 16 20 1 12 .208 .270 .357 146
2026 KC 116 89 8 42 45 4 40 .239 .319 .387 322
ON PACE INF INF INF INF INF INF INF .239 .319 .387 INF
3-YEAR AVG 45 28 2 14 15 1 12 .221 .291 .324 108
Career 252 172 13 83 89 8 75 .230 .305 .356

Loftin Projection

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AVG HR RBI R SB OBP SLG OPS 1B 2B 3B H AB BB SBN TB FPTS
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Kansas City Royals

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Carter Jensen 70% 55%
NAME OWN START
Vinnie Pasquantino 61% 43%
Maikel Garcia 56% 31%
Nick Loftin 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Bobby Witt Jr. 99% 98%
Michael Massey 5% 3%
Tyler Tolbert 4% 3%
Jonathan India 3% 1%
NAME OWN START
Salvador Perez 78% 61%
Jac Caglianone 74% 61%
Isaac Collins 3% 2%
Kyle Isbel 2% 1%
NAME OWN START
Michael Wacha 89% 64%
Noah Cameron 66% 51%
Seth Lugo 36% 23%
Cole Ragans 22% 11%
Randy Dobnak 14% 12%
Stephen Kolek 3% 1%
Kendry Chourio 2% 0%
NAME OWN START
Mason Miller 100% 97%
Daniel Lynch IV 16% 14%
Carlos Estevez 14% 6%
Lucas Erceg 11% 8%
Nate Pearson 8% 7%
Alex Lange 7% 6%
Steven Cruz 5% 5%
Anthony Gose 2% 0%

Team Rankings

AVG
.247
9th
R
690
22nd
HR
170
21st
RBI
656
23rd
SB
130
9th
OBP
.316
18th
SLG
.402
15th
OPS
.718
16th
W
69
26th
SV
38
22nd
ERA
4.78
27th
WHIP
1.41
27th
QS
62
7th
TeamW-LWin %GBRSRA
GuardiansGuardians85-77.525-678667
White SoxWhite Sox84-78.5191776720
TwinsTwins77-85.4758739797
TigersTigers76-86.4699723652
RoyalsRoyals69-93.42616690810

Team Stats

PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Carter Jensen1495278012627812.239  
Luke Maile194427150.159  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Vinnie Pasquantino1144215410517635.249  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Michael Massey1314234911513503.272  
Jonathan India174888280.167  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Nick Loftin11837142898454.240  
Maikel Garcia8231040833385.268  
Josh Rojas4410611242141.226  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Bobby Witt Jr.14355894157185445.281  
Tyler Tolbert8013032373822.285  
Andrew Velazquez61501001.067  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Jac Caglianone1435127214823757.289  
Kyle Isbel10029432666246.224  
John Rave5214226336138.232  
Isaac Collins14544247946408.213  
Starling Marte5915315372142.242  
Matthew Lugo91402000.143  
Kameron Misner184129043.220  
PlayerGPABRHHRRBISBAVGO/S
Salvador Perez1525805013321781.229  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Noah Cameron31980177.11584.111.23  
Michael Wacha329100200.21583.321.11  
Seth Lugo32790172.11345.171.47  
Luinder Avila2154070.0615.531.61  
Randy Dobnak1535074.1493.511.40  
Cole Ragans814035.1454.841.42  
Stephen Kolek1043054.0344.501.24  
Beck Way1911023.1213.861.59  
Connor Seabold2110024.0205.251.71  
Mason Black1700031.1194.311.60  
Nolan Hoffman1500015.0123.601.53  
Eric Cerantola40005.1710.132.63  
Mitch Spence30209.1621.213.00  
Tony Gonsolin10002.2516.882.63  
Carlos Duran21001.1113.503.75  
PlayerGPWLSVIPSOERAWHIPO/S
Lucas Erceg52441348.1345.591.80  
Alex Lange59271060.0606.751.63  
Steven Cruz5624858.2654.301.26  
Nate Pearson4234446.0414.111.37  
Craig Kimbrel4615146.0404.501.35  
Eli Morgan1601119.1165.121.71  
Daniel Lynch IV5666186.0564.081.15  
Anthony Gose1411013.270.660.95  
Matt Strahm4134035.2307.321.49  
Carlos Estévez10100.10162.0018.00  
Easton McGee900011.197.151.94  
Aaron Bummer2112016.21310.262.10  
Jose Cuas2401023.1252.311.76  
Connor Thomas1921025.2187.011.60  
Nick Mears2123019.1155.121.50  
Spencer Bivens60007.2129.392.48  

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Schedule

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Aug 23rd

Nick Loftin Caps Five-Run Royals Inning

Jul 25th

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