Who Should I Trade?

Jake McCarthy for Nick Castellanos (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 83	# 366
VBR	# 33	‐

Projections

Runs	2	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	1	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.257	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	FA

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 66	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 136	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 105	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 173	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 47	# 316

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 85	# 472

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF,DH - COL	Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA
2026 Stats


At Bats	544	115

Runs	80	9

Hits	158	22

Singles	100	13

Doubles	30	5

Triples	13	0

Home Runs	15	4

RBI	83	20

Stolen Bases	32	2

Caught Stealing	6	0

Walks	30	5

Strikeouts	95	34

Batting Average	.290	.191

On Base Pct	.334	.221

Slugging Pct	.476	.339

On-base Plus Slugging	.810	.560

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF,DH - COL	Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA
2026 Projections


At Bats	11	‐

Runs	2	‐

Hits	3	‐

Singles	2	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	1	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	1	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Batting Average	.257	‐

On Base Pct	.315	‐

Slugging Pct	.348	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.663	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF,DH - COL	Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA
News
	Jake McCarthy went 1-for-4 in a 5-3 loss to the Diamondbacks with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 24th	Nick Castellanos was designated for assignment by the San Diego Padres on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jun 3rd
	Jake McCarthy went 3-for-5 in Friday’s 5-4 loss to the Mariners with one triple, one run scored, one stolen base, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 19th	Nick Castellanos went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 7-4 win over the Mariners on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, May 17th
	Jake McCarthy went 0-for-3 in a loss to the Padres with one walk, one run scored, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Sep 17th	Nick Castellanos hit a game-tying, two-run home run in the ninth inning on Sunday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th
	Jake McCarthy went 3-for-5 in a loss to the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sat, Sep 12th	Nick Castellanos went 1-for-2 with a home run and two RBI in the Padres 5-4 loss against the Cubs on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th
	Jake McCarthy went 3-for-5 in a loss to the Cardinals with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, Sep 7th	Padres manager Craig Stammen said he expects to give Nick Castellanos time as the designated hitter as well as in the outfield and at first base. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 15th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF,DH - COL			Nick Castellanos RF,DH - FA
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#282
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-1)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#241
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#229
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#159
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#265
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#60
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#173
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#212
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#37
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#121

Who Should I Trade?

Jake McCarthy for Nick Castellanos (2026)

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