Who Should I Trade?

Jake McCarthy for Sal Frelick (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF,DH - COL	Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 87	# 205
VBR	# 55	# 258

Projections

Runs	11	7
Home Runs	2	1
RBI	9	6
Stolen Bases	4	2
Batting Average	.279	.264

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 66	# 226

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 136	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 105	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 59	# 234

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 85	# 175

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 173	# 141

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF,DH - COL	Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL
2026 Stats


At Bats	459	298

Runs	66	36

Hits	133	71

Singles	82	51

Doubles	29	16

Triples	8	0

Home Runs	14	4

RBI	72	37

Stolen Bases	26	6

Caught Stealing	5	2

Walks	25	28

Strikeouts	82	36

Batting Average	.290	.238

On Base Pct	.331	.305

Slugging Pct	.479	.332

On-base Plus Slugging	.811	.637

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF,DH - COL	Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL
2026 Projections


At Bats	74	57

Runs	11	7

Hits	21	15

Singles	14	11

Doubles	4	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	2	1

RBI	9	6

Stolen Bases	4	2

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	5	5

Strikeouts	14	9

Batting Average	.279	.264

On Base Pct	.329	.334

Slugging Pct	.428	.368

On-base Plus Slugging	.757	.702

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jake McCarthy LF,CF,RF,DH - COL	Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL
News
	Jake McCarthy went 1-for-5 in a loss to the Orioles with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Tue, Sep 1st	Sal Frelick went 3-for-4 in Wednesday’s 8-1 win over the Mets with a double, one walk, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th
	Jake McCarthy went 1-for-4 in Sunday's loss to the Braves with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th	The Brewers activated OF Sal Frelick from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	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	Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Sal Frelick will not be activated on Friday or Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st
	Jake McCarthy went 1-for-4 in Monday’s loss to the Nationals with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 25th	The Brewers could activate Sal Frelick from the injured list soon. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Jake McCarthy went 2-for-4 in a 4-3 loss to the Guardians with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd	Sal Frelick will begin a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
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			Sal Frelick LF,CF,RF - MIL
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#230
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#388	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#130
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#138
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#153	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#178	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#359
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#241	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#310	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#402	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#390	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#256	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#274	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#86
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#63	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#133	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#394
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	vs PHI	Tanner Banks
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#421	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#208
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#283	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#336	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#163
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#262	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#179	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#190
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#301	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#174	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#402	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#173
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#88
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#244	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#39
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET			vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET			vs CIN
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI			@ PHI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS			vs STL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS			vs STL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS			vs STL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#260
Sat, Apr 25th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Jun 4th				vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Mon, Jun 8th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Mon, Jul 27th				@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Thu, Aug 6th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Thu, Aug 13th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Mon, Sep 7th				vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103

Who Should I Trade?

Jake McCarthy for Sal Frelick (2026)

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