Who Should I Trade?

Jeff McNeil for Kerry Carpenter (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET	Jeff McNeil 1B,2B,LF,CF,RF - ATH
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 163	# 252
VBR	# 333	# 243

Projections

Runs	7	10
Home Runs	3	2
RBI	8	9
Stolen Bases	0	1
Batting Average	.238	.263

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 197	# 236

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 125	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 172	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 133	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 249	# 281

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 230	# 173

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET	Jeff McNeil 1B,2B,LF,CF,RF - ATH
2026 Stats


At Bats	231	387

Runs	27	39

Hits	48	103

Singles	28	78

Doubles	5	19

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	13	6

RBI	36	47

Stolen Bases	0	7

Caught Stealing	0	2

Walks	18	26

Strikeouts	75	46

Batting Average	.208	.266

On Base Pct	.276	.316

Slugging Pct	.416	.362

On-base Plus Slugging	.692	.678

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET	Jeff McNeil 1B,2B,LF,CF,RF - ATH
2026 Projections


At Bats	49	80

Runs	7	10

Hits	12	21

Singles	7	15

Doubles	2	4

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	2

RBI	8	9

Stolen Bases	0	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	4	7

Strikeouts	14	11

Batting Average	.238	.263

On Base Pct	.304	.327

Slugging Pct	.445	.394

On-base Plus Slugging	.749	.721

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET	Jeff McNeil 1B,2B,LF,CF,RF - ATH
News
	Kerry Carpenter's rehab process is on pause after experiencing a setback with his plantar fasciitis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Jeff McNeil went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Orioles with one run scored, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th
	Tigers manager AJ Hinch said Kerry Carpenter has been sent to a foot specialist for further evaluation. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Jeff McNeil went 3-for-5 in a loss to the Twins with one double, one run scored, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 25th
	Kerry Carpenter resumed baseball activities this week. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Jeff McNeil went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Royals with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 18th
	Kerry Carpenter received a cortisone shot on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Jeff McNeil went 4-for-5 in a win over the Rangers with a home run, two doubles, one run scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th
	Kerry Carpenter was placed on the 10-day injured list with left foot plantar fasciitis on Monday. Diego Sandoval Mon, Jul 27th	Jeff McNeil went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Rays with one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 11th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET			Jeff McNeil 1B,2B,LF,CF,RF - ATH
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, Mar 29th				@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#208
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Mon, Apr 13th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#146	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#201	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#112	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Thu, May 7th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sat, May 23rd				@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Mon, May 25th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, Jun 4th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sun, Jun 14th				vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#241	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#157
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#208	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#429	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Thu, Jul 30th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#180	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#110
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#93
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th				vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH

Who Should I Trade?

Jeff McNeil for Kerry Carpenter (2026)

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