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Austin Barnes for Carson Kelly (2026)
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Experts' Pick | ||
| Carson Kelly C,DH - FA  | Austin Barnes C - FA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 222 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 355 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Runs | 1 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 0 | ‐ |
| RBI | 1 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .220 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | FA | FA |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports | # 182 | ‐ |
| Mike Maher BettingPros | # 263 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 284 | ‐ |
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 149 | ‐ |
| Carson Kelly C,DH - FA | Austin Barnes C - FA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| At Bats | 380 | ‐ |
| Runs | 57 | ‐ |
| Hits | 98 | ‐ |
| Singles | 73 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 15 | ‐ |
| Triples | 0 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 10 | ‐ |
| RBI | 58 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 1 | ‐ |
| Walks | 40 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 70 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .258 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .337 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .376 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .713 | ‐ |
| Carson Kelly C,DH - FA | Austin Barnes C - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| At Bats | 7 | ‐ |
| Runs | 1 | ‐ |
| Hits | 1 | ‐ |
| Singles | 1 | ‐ |
| Doubles | 0 | ‐ |
| Triples | 0 | ‐ |
| Home Runs | 0 | ‐ |
| RBI | 1 | ‐ |
| Stolen Bases | 0 | ‐ |
| Caught Stealing | 0 | ‐ |
| Walks | 1 | ‐ |
| Strikeouts | 1 | ‐ |
| Batting Average | .220 | ‐ |
| On Base Pct | .317 | ‐ |
| Slugging Pct | .280 | ‐ |
| On-base Plus Slugging | .597 | ‐ |
| Carson Kelly C,DH - FA | Austin Barnes C - FA | |
| News | ||
| The Cubs declined C Carson Kelly’s $7.5 million mutual option for 2027. Ari Koslow Tue, Nov 3rd | The Mets released C Austin Barnes. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd | |
| Carson Kelly went 3-for-5 with a home run, a walk, one run scored and two RBI in Monday's 17-3 win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Sep 1st | The New York Mets have signed catcher Austin Barnes to a minor-league deal. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jan 29th | |
| Carson Kelly went 2-for-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, three runs scored and four RBI in Saturday's 17-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 30th | ||
| Carson Kelly went 1-for-3 with a home run, a walk, one run scored and an RBI in Monday's 7-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 25th | ||
| Carson Kelly went 1-for-4 with a home run, a walk, one run scored and three RBI in Monday's 10-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 4th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Carson Kelly C,DH - FA | Austin Barnes C - FA | |||||
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