Who Should I Trade?

Jerar Encarnacion for Jordan Walker (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jordan Walker LF,RF,DH - STL	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 37	‐
VBR	# 75	‐

Projections

Runs	2	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	2	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.252	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 26	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 38	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 13	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 35	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 50	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 41	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jordan Walker LF,RF,DH - STL	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF
2026 Stats


At Bats	601	34

Runs	95	1

Hits	163	6

Singles	102	5

Doubles	32	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	29	0

RBI	101	0

Stolen Bases	21	0

Caught Stealing	5	0

Walks	50	1

Strikeouts	172	8

Batting Average	.271	.177

On Base Pct	.329	.200

Slugging Pct	.469	.206

On-base Plus Slugging	.799	.406

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jordan Walker LF,RF,DH - STL	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF
2026 Projections


At Bats	12	‐

Runs	2	‐

Hits	3	‐

Singles	2	‐

Doubles	1	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	2	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	1	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Batting Average	.252	‐

On Base Pct	.317	‐

Slugging Pct	.379	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.696	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jordan Walker LF,RF,DH - STL	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF
News
	Jordan Walker went 1-for-4 in a win over the Pirates with one stolen base and one strikeout. Chase Davis Thu, Sep 24th	Jerar Encarnacion has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Sun, May 10th
	Jordan Walker went 0-for-3 in a loss to the Giants with one run scored, one stolen base, two walks and two strikeouts. Chase Davis Thu, Sep 17th	The Giants designated Jerar Encarnacion for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, May 4th
	Jordan Walker is back in the Cardinals’ starting lineup on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th
	Jordan Walker is day-to-day with ankle soreness. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th
	Jordan Walker went 1-for-4 in a win over the Rockies with one RBI, one stolen base and one strikeout. Chase Davis Sat, Sep 5th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jordan Walker LF,RF,DH - STL			Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF
Wed, Mar 25th				vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Fri, Mar 27th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)		vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#205	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#63
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81
Sun, Apr 5th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#205
Mon, Apr 6th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)		vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114
Tue, Apr 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Fri, Apr 10th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Sat, Apr 11th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158
Sun, Apr 12th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#108	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#170
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)
Sat, Apr 18th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, Apr 19th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Fri, Apr 24th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#136
Fri, May 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#78	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sat, May 2nd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#71
Sun, May 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#259
Mon, May 4th	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#143	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253
Tue, May 5th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Wed, May 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (4-3)	#99
Fri, May 8th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#57
Sat, May 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, May 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Mon, May 11th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90
Tue, May 12th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Wed, May 13th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 14th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#78
Fri, May 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147
Sat, May 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Mon, May 18th				@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212
Tue, May 19th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#129
Wed, May 20th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#57	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Fri, May 22nd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72
Sat, May 23rd	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#252	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#146
Sun, May 24th				vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102
Mon, May 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Tue, May 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Wed, May 27th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#143	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Fri, May 29th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Sat, May 30th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224
Sun, May 31st	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)		@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#198
Mon, Jun 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#124
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jun 8th				vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84
Wed, Jun 10th	@ NYM	Austin Warren		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#247
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (4-3)	#99	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#117
Fri, Jun 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166
Sat, Jun 20th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Thu, Jun 25th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Fri, Jun 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Jun 28th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Mon, Jun 29th				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#63	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#216
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#247	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#198
Mon, Jul 6th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Tue, Jul 7th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#101
Wed, Jul 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Thu, Jul 9th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#198
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATL	Danny Young		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Mon, Jul 20th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Tue, Jul 21st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#63	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#92
Thu, Jul 30th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#247	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (4-3)	#99
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#145
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Wed, Aug 5th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#135
Fri, Aug 7th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191
Sat, Aug 8th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106
Sun, Aug 9th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Mon, Aug 10th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	vs HOU	Bryan King
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#124	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Fri, Aug 21st	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150
Thu, Aug 27th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#223
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Mon, Aug 31st				@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166
Fri, Sep 4th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Sat, Sep 5th	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#155	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#111
Sun, Sep 6th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#198	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#97
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#178	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#88	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#97
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SF	Anthony Molina (3-2)	#162	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Fri, Sep 18th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Sat, Sep 19th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sun, Sep 20th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#190	@ LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#110
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#18
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#259
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Mon, Apr 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#141
Wed, Apr 29th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Thu, May 7th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Thu, May 21st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Jun 11th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#266
Tue, Jun 16th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Thu, Jun 18th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13

Who Should I Trade?

Jerar Encarnacion for Jordan Walker (2026)

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