Who Should I Trade?

Cody Bellinger for Jackson Merrill (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Jackson Merrill CF - SD
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 38	# 45
VBR	# 51	# 25

Projections

Runs	12	13
Home Runs	3	4
RBI	12	14
Stolen Bases	2	2
Batting Average	.262	.268

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 150	# 79

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 74	# 25

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 43	# 27

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 19	# 123

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 36	# 40

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 41	# 69

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Jackson Merrill CF - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	419	531

Runs	61	72

Hits	112	128

Singles	75	81

Doubles	22	22

Triples	3	3

Home Runs	12	22

RBI	60	70

Stolen Bases	10	24

Caught Stealing	6	3

Walks	56	37

Strikeouts	76	141

Batting Average	.267	.241

On Base Pct	.349	.293

Slugging Pct	.420	.418

On-base Plus Slugging	.769	.711

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Jackson Merrill CF - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	81	92

Runs	12	13

Hits	21	25

Singles	14	15

Doubles	4	5

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	3	4

RBI	12	14

Stolen Bases	2	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	9	7

Strikeouts	14	21

Batting Average	.262	.268

On Base Pct	.332	.321

Slugging Pct	.438	.467

On-base Plus Slugging	.771	.787

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Jackson Merrill CF - SD
News
	Cody Bellinger went 3-for-5 in a win over the Angels with two runs scored. Chris Schommer Wed, Sep 2nd	Jackson Merrill went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Padres 9-4 loss on Friday against the Rays. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 29th
	Cody Bellinger went 1-for-5 in a 9-7 loss to the Astros with a three-run home run. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th	Jackson Merrill went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Padres 7-5 win over the Twins on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd
	Cody Bellinger (hamstring) returns to the lineup for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	Jackson Merrill went 1-for-3 with a home run in the Padres 3-2 win over the Brewers on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th
	Cody Bellinger will be activated from the injured list for Sunday’s series finale against the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Jackson Merrill went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 3-2 win over the Astros. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	Cody Bellinger could return to the lineup for the Yankees by Sunday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Jackson Merrill went 2-for-3 with a home run in the Padres 5-4 win over the Giants on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY			Jackson Merrill CF - SD
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#378
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#222	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#204	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#378
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#151
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#136	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#201	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#74
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#206
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#59	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#315	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#199	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#347
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#108	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#221
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#11
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#117	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#147	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#84
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#113	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#217
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#160
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs ARI
Thu, Mar 26th				vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Apr 6th				@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Thu, May 14th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sat, May 23rd				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Sat, Jun 6th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Mon, Jun 15th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sat, Jul 18th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#417
Tue, Jul 21st				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#386
Mon, Aug 10th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Mon, Aug 17th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30
Mon, Sep 7th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Thu, Sep 17th				@ COL

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Cody Bellinger for Jackson Merrill (2026)

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