We’ve officially moved into May, meaning enough time has elapsed to start thinking about buy-low trade candidates. Trades, in general, can be tough to facilitate in fantasy but can be worthwhile if pulled off. So, here’s a look at three interesting candidates, starting with the third baseman from Chicago (NL).

Alex Bregman

Yet again, Alex Bregman is off to a slower start to the season.

Last year, that was not the case, as Bregman hit .350 with seven home runs and 18 total extra-base hits in the first month, easily what was his best stretch of 2026. However, that was a rare outlier over the years.

Two years ago, Bregman hit just one home run and a .580 OPS across 96 plate appearances. The year earlier, the now-Cubs third baseman batted .235 with three home runs before he began to heat up in earnest.

His offensive numbers, overall, are more or less in line with what we’ve seen in the past: low swing-and-miss & chase, plus batted-ball metrics that are also in line with career norms. His whiff rate (24.1%) since April 25 is higher than normal, while Bregman’s well-hit numbers (3.4%) are going to come up. Maybe soon, once the weather heats up in Chicago.

Trea Turner

We’ve been here before with Trea Turner — sort of.

The big concern with Turner is that, as of May 6, he has only three stolen bases this season. But when one’s on-base percentage is below .300, it’s not hard to see why. But, there are other elements at play.

Turner’s always been a hacker at the plate, hence why he picks up so many hits but also won’t walk a lot. This season, we’ve seen a tick up in strikeouts and a tick up in swing-and-miss on the offspeed and breaking stuff on two-strike counts.

Obviously, one would expect adjustments, even though it’s not the easiest to hit the offspeed and breaking stuff when the approach should be to sit on the fastball. However, give it time & patience for those who have him.

Fernando Tatis Jr.

Look, Fernando Tatis Jr., barring any sort of injury, will not end the year with no home runs.

This has been a very unlucky start to the year for Tatis Jr. Per Statcast tracking, no hitter in the league has more batted balls considered barrels (12) to result in an out this season. That’s two more than Mike Trout for second, and three more than James Wood, Spencer Steer, and Sal Stewart. And on many of those, he just got under them by an inch.

If the body of work is any indication, it’s going to come at some point for him.

Honorable mentions

• Brent Rooker (Athletics)
• Wyatt Langford (Rangers)

We won’t do detailed write-ups on either Rooker or Langford for the simple reason that neither has been fully healthy this season. Rooker suffered an oblique injury in April that cost him a few weeks, while Langford dealt with forearm and quad issues.

Neither has put up great numbers this season. Rooker is a hefty power hitter, while Langford’s power and speed make for a good combination of present fantasy value.

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