Jared Jones or Michael Busch

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Stats
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News & Notes
Schedule

Jared Jones or Michael Busch Player Statistics
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Jared Jones 1B - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	539	‐

Runs	65	‐

Hits	128	‐

Singles	82	‐

Doubles	26	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	18	‐

RBI	70	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	79	‐

Strikeouts	147	‐

Batting Average	.238	‐

On Base Pct	.345	‐

Slugging Pct	.393	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.739	‐

Jared Jones or Michael Busch Player Projections
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Jared Jones 1B - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	502	‐

Runs	75	‐

Hits	126	‐

Singles	70	‐

Doubles	25	‐

Triples	3	‐

Home Runs	27	‐

RBI	77	‐

Stolen Bases	3	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	57	‐

Strikeouts	140	‐

Batting Average	.251	‐

On Base Pct	.327	‐

Slugging Pct	.473	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	‐

Jared Jones or Michael Busch Player Notes
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC	Jared Jones 1B - PIT
News
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, one run scored and two RBI in Friday's 10-8 loss against the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th
	Michael Busch went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 22nd
	Michael Busch went 1-for-3 with a solo home run and a walk in Tuesday's 4-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th
	Michael Busch went 3-for-5 with a double and two runs scored in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 10th
	Michael Busch went 2-for-4 with a home run, one run scored and three RBI in Monday's 10-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 4th
Notes
	Michael Busch has rapidly developed into one of fantasy's most reliable power bats, following a strong 2024 with a full-blown breakout in 2025 that featured 34 homers, a .523 slugging percentage, and a 147 OPS+. The jump in production wasn't empty volume. His rOBA and run value both spiked, confirming real growth in impact contact rather than a fluky power surge. While the strikeout rate remains elevated, Busch offsets it with solid on-base skills and elite durability, logging 150+ games in back-to-back seasons. At age 28, he's firmly established as a high-end fantasy first baseman whose profile now supports both a strong floor and a stable power ceiling. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros

Jared Jones or Michael Busch Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Busch 1B - CHC			Jared Jones 1B - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#395
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Sat, Apr 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#134
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#208	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#284
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#228
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#189
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Sun, Jun 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#357
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#226
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#161
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#172
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#13
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#146
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ DET
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173