Who Should I Trade?

Cody Bellinger for Kerry Carpenter (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 38	# 163
VBR	# 43	# 333

Projections

Runs	14	7
Home Runs	4	3
RBI	15	8
Stolen Bases	2	0
Batting Average	.263	.238

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 150	# 197

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 36	# 125

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 74	# 172

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 41	# 133

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 43	# 230

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 19	# 249

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET
2026 Stats


At Bats	405	231

Runs	57	27

Hits	104	48

Singles	67	28

Doubles	22	5

Triples	3	2

Home Runs	12	13

RBI	59	36

Stolen Bases	10	0

Caught Stealing	6	0

Walks	56	18

Strikeouts	74	75

Batting Average	.257	.208

On Base Pct	.343	.276

Slugging Pct	.415	.416

On-base Plus Slugging	.757	.692

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET
2026 Projections


At Bats	98	49

Runs	14	7

Hits	26	12

Singles	16	7

Doubles	5	2

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	4	3

RBI	15	8

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	11	4

Strikeouts	17	14

Batting Average	.263	.238

On Base Pct	.336	.304

Slugging Pct	.445	.445

On-base Plus Slugging	.782	.749

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET
News
	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	Kerry Carpenter's rehab process is on pause after experiencing a setback with his plantar fasciitis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Cody Bellinger (hamstring) returns to the lineup for the New York Yankees against the Toronto Blue Jays Sunday. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Kerry Carpenter has been sent to a foot specialist for further evaluation. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Cody Bellinger will be activated from the injured list for Sunday’s series finale against the Blue Jays. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Kerry Carpenter resumed baseball activities this week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Cody Bellinger could return to the lineup for the Yankees by Sunday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Kerry Carpenter received a cortisone shot on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Cody Bellinger is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Kerry Carpenter was placed on the 10-day injured list with left foot plantar fasciitis on Monday. Diego Sandoval Mon, Jul 27th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cody Bellinger 1B,LF,CF,RF - NYY			Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#95
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#201
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#112
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#208
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#325	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#429
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ SF	JT Brubaker
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#110	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#178	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ CLE
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			vs MIN
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs COL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs COL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs COL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			@ TOR
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			@ TOR
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			@ TOR
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ CWS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs PIT
Thu, Mar 26th				@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192
Mon, Apr 6th				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Mon, Apr 20th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Thu, May 14th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Thu, May 28th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Mon, Jun 1st				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Sat, Jun 6th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Thu, Jun 11th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105
Mon, Jun 15th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Jul 18th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Tue, Jul 21st				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Thu, Aug 6th				@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Sep 7th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Thu, Sep 17th				@ CWS
Mon, Sep 21st				vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Cody Bellinger for Kerry Carpenter (2026)

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