Who Should I Trade?

Jake McCarthy for Jared Young (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - COL	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 115	‐
VBR	# 163	# 396

Projections

Runs	21	17
Home Runs	3	5
RBI	17	17
Stolen Bases	7	1
Batting Average	.272	.235

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 82	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 136	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 141	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 173	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 123	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 85	# 265

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - COL	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
2026 Stats


At Bats	315	157

Runs	45	18

Hits	94	40

Singles	56	25

Doubles	21	8

Triples	7	0

Home Runs	10	7

RBI	58	19

Stolen Bases	17	1

Caught Stealing	4	0

Walks	18	13

Strikeouts	62	35

Batting Average	.298	.255

On Base Pct	.341	.330

Slugging Pct	.505	.440

On-base Plus Slugging	.846	.769

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - COL	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
2026 Projections


At Bats	148	128

Runs	21	17

Hits	40	30

Singles	28	18

Doubles	7	6

Triples	2	1

Home Runs	3	5

RBI	17	17

Stolen Bases	7	1

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	10	12

Strikeouts	29	34

Batting Average	.272	.235

On Base Pct	.326	.309

Slugging Pct	.410	.415

On-base Plus Slugging	.736	.724

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - COL	Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
News
	Jake McCarthy went 2-for-5 in Saturday's 10-3 win over the Reds with a double, two runs scored, two RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th	Jared Young went 2-for-4 with a home run, one run scored and an RBI in Tuesday's 4-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 22nd
	Jake McCarthy went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Reds with one walk and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	Since coming off the injured list on May 26, Young has gone 12-for-46 with a .911 OPS while playing nearly every day at first base. He tied the game 4-4 with an RBI single in the fifth inning Thursday before the Mets held on for the win. Bruno Mulé Fri, Jun 12th
	Jake McCarthy went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Giants with an inside-the-park solo home run, one stolen base, and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 12th	Young is batting .313 with a .945 OPS across 55 plate appearances this season and is expected to continue receiving steady starts against right-handed pitching. All three of his home runs have come over his last six games, a stretch that also includes three multi-hit efforts. Bruno Mulé Sat, Jun 6th
	The Astros are expected to show interest in Jake McCarthy ahead of the trade deadline. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	Jorge Polanco (Achilles) could return from the injured list as soon as this week, which would cut into Young's time at first base and DH against right-handed pitching. Since returning from the IL himself on May 26 following left knee surgery, Young has gone 4-for-16 with two home runs, five runs, and three walks across six appearances. Bruno Mulé Tue, Jun 2nd
	Jake McCarthy went 4-for-5 in a 15-3 win over the Giants with two home runs, two runs scored, six RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 4th	Young is slashing .345/.412/.517 with three extra-base hits, three RBI, and six runs scored across 34 plate appearances and is expected to see regular time against right-handed pitching. He was activated from the injured list Tuesday and has gone 3-for-9 with four runs scored since returning. Bruno Mulé Sun, May 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - COL			Jared Young 1B,LF,DH - NYM
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#135
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#165	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#305
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#238	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#202	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#268	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#187
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#120	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#220	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#386
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#219
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#268	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#347
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#242	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#109
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#265	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#190	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#409	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#332
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#300	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#189	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#110	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#78
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#258
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#182
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#196	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#132	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#278
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#184	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#278
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	vs MIA	John King
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#176
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#268
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#168
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#88	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#300
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#424	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#219	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#82
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#50	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#104
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#323	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#171
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#109	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#87	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#156
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#213
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#170	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#70
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#275
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#53
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#16	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#309
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#147	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#308	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#48
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#74	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#114	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#176	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#70	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#271	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#278
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#72
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB			@ CLE
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL			@ PIT
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL			@ PIT
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL			@ PIT
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI			@ ATL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI			@ ATL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI			@ ATL
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF			vs WSH
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF			vs WSH
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF			vs WSH
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD			vs SD
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD			vs SD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD			vs SD
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE			@ CWS
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE			@ CWS
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE			@ CWS
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH			vs MIL
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL			vs HOU
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL			vs HOU
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL			vs HOU
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL			@ TB
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL			@ TB
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL			@ TB
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL			vs SF
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL			vs SF
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL			vs SF
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY			@ MIA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY			@ MIA
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET			@ NYY
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET			@ NYY
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET			@ NYY
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD			vs BAL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA			vs PHI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS			@ WSH
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS			@ WSH
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS			@ WSH
Thu, Mar 26th				vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68
Mon, Apr 13th				@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65
Thu, Jun 18th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Thu, Jun 25th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Thu, Jul 16th				@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169
Thu, Jul 30th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CLE
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIA

Who Should I Trade?

Jake McCarthy for Jared Young (2026)

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