Who Should I Trade?

Jake McCarthy for Lars Nootbaar (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF,DH - COL	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 87	# 162
VBR	# 49	# 264

Projections

Runs	11	9
Home Runs	2	2
RBI	9	8
Stolen Bases	4	1
Batting Average	.279	.244

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 66	# 170

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 136	# 147

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 105	# 144

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 173	# 207

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 59	# 185

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 85	# 212

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF,DH - COL	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
2026 Stats


At Bats	455	221

Runs	66	29

Hits	131	51

Singles	82	32

Doubles	28	12

Triples	7	1

Home Runs	14	6

RBI	71	27

Stolen Bases	26	2

Caught Stealing	5	1

Walks	24	35

Strikeouts	81	50

Batting Average	.288	.231

On Base Pct	.329	.335

Slugging Pct	.473	.376

On-base Plus Slugging	.801	.710

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF,DH - COL	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
2026 Projections


At Bats	79	63

Runs	11	9

Hits	22	15

Singles	15	10

Doubles	4	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	2	2

RBI	9	8

Stolen Bases	4	1

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	5	9

Strikeouts	15	14

Batting Average	.279	.244

On Base Pct	.328	.344

Slugging Pct	.426	.401

On-base Plus Slugging	.753	.744

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF,DH - COL	Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
News
	Jake McCarthy went 1-for-5 in a loss to the Orioles with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Tue, Sep 1st	Lars Nootbaar went 3-for-4 with a home run in the Diamondbacks 10-6 win over the Giants on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 29th
	Jake McCarthy went 1-for-4 in Sunday's loss to the Braves with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th	Lars Nootbaar hit a pinch-hit long ball in the Diamondbacks 7-6 win over the Red Sox on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Jake McCarthy went 2-for-5 in Wednesday’s 13-1 win over the Nationals with a double, one run scored, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	The Cardinals have traded outfielder Lars Nootbaar to the D-backs. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd
	Jake McCarthy went 1-for-4 in Monday’s loss to the Nationals with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 25th	Lars Nootbaar is not in the Cardinals lineup on Sunday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Jake McCarthy went 2-for-4 in a 4-3 loss to the Guardians with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	Lars Nootbaar went 2-for-5 in a loss to the Diamondbacks with three RBI. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 24th
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,DH - COL			Lars Nootbaar LF,CF,RF,DH - ARI
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#224
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#374
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#242	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#336
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#62
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#183	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#312
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#67
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#39	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#118	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#425
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#305
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#184
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#411	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#404
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#392	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#226	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#20
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#183	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#360
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#148
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#49
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS			@ SD
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103
Mon, Apr 13th				@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Sat, Apr 25th				vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Tue, May 5th				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, Jun 4th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Mon, Jul 27th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95

Who Should I Trade?

Jake McCarthy for Lars Nootbaar (2026)

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