Who Should I Trade?

Jacob Young for Tyler Austin (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jacob Young CF - WSH	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 213	‐
VBR	# 257	‐

Projections

Runs	1	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	1	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.231	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 216	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 223	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 156	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 233	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jacob Young CF - WSH	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
2026 Stats


At Bats	417	‐

Runs	57	‐

Hits	105	‐

Singles	70	‐

Doubles	22	‐

Triples	3	‐

Home Runs	10	‐

RBI	49	‐

Stolen Bases	18	‐

Caught Stealing	4	‐

Walks	33	‐

Strikeouts	77	‐

Batting Average	.252	‐

On Base Pct	.318	‐

Slugging Pct	.391	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.709	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jacob Young CF - WSH	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
2026 Projections


At Bats	9	‐

Runs	1	‐

Hits	2	‐

Singles	2	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	1	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	1	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Batting Average	.231	‐

On Base Pct	.294	‐

Slugging Pct	.275	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.569	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jacob Young CF - WSH	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
News
	Jacob Young went 0-for-2 with two walks, one run scored and one stolen base. Jesse Garcia Sat, Aug 22nd	The Cubs placed 1B/OF Tyler Austin on the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Jacob Young delivered some rare thunder but it came in an 8-6 defeat. Jesse Garcia Wed, Aug 12th	Austin (knee) signed a one-year contract with Chicago over the winter after spending the previous six campaigns with Yokohama in Japan. He has not played in the majors since 2019. Bruno Mulé Wed, Feb 25th
	Jacob Young went 2-for-4 in a win over the Diamondbacks with one run scored and two stolen bases. Jesse Garcia Sun, Jul 26th
	Jacob Young went 3-for-4 in Monday's 7-3 win over the Rockies with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Jesse Garcia Tue, Jul 21st
	Jacob Young went 1-for-3 in a win over the Athletics with a walk and two stolen bases. Jesse Garcia Mon, Jul 20th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jacob Young CF - WSH			Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#57
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#167
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#189
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (7-2)	#89	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#156	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#236
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#81
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#187	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#268	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#37
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#166	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#147	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#57	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#224
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET	River Ryan (0-0)	#75
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM	Jefry Yan		@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#56
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46	@ BOS	Tanner Houck
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#268
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Thu, Jul 9th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Thu, Sep 24th				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247

Who Should I Trade?

Jacob Young for Tyler Austin (2026)

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