Who Should I Trade?

Jake McCarthy for Matt Koperniak (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 119	‐
VBR	# 148	‐

Projections

Runs	23	‐
Home Runs	4	‐
RBI	18	‐
Stolen Bases	8	‐
Batting Average	.274	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	FA

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 82	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 136	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 157	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 173	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 123	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 85	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - COL	Matt Koperniak LF,RF - FA
2026 Stats


At Bats	300	‐

Runs	44	‐

Hits	91	‐

Singles	55	‐

Doubles	20	‐

Triples	6	‐

Home Runs	10	‐

RBI	56	‐

Stolen Bases	17	‐

Caught Stealing	4	‐

Walks	18	‐

Strikeouts	57	‐

Batting Average	.303	‐

On Base Pct	.348	‐

Slugging Pct	.510	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.858	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - COL	Matt Koperniak LF,RF - FA
2026 Projections


At Bats	158	‐

Runs	23	‐

Hits	43	‐

Singles	30	‐

Doubles	7	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	4	‐

RBI	18	‐

Stolen Bases	8	‐

Caught Stealing	2	‐

Walks	11	‐

Strikeouts	31	‐

Batting Average	.274	‐

On Base Pct	.330	‐

Slugging Pct	.419	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.749	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - COL	Matt Koperniak LF,RF - FA
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	The Cardinals have reassigned outfielder Matt Koperniak to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sun, Mar 15th
	Jake McCarthy went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Reds with one walk and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th
	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
	The Astros are expected to show interest in Jake McCarthy ahead of the trade deadline. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th
	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
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF - COL			Matt Koperniak LF,RF - FA
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#165
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#320
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#225
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#269
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#377
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#96
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#235
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#350
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#75
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#269
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#190
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#266
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#147
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#423
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#152
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#208
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#201
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#52
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#121
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#114
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#162
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#111
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#72
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#296
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#192
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#113
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#258
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#125
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#91
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#426
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#232
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#49
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#134
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#31
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#28
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#259
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#118
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#61
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#183
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#296
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#78
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#272
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#87
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#168
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#148
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#16
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#293
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#64
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-3)	#85
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Jake McCarthy for Matt Koperniak (2026)

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