Who Should I Trade?

Jerar Encarnacion for Tyler Austin (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
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Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	IL60

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
2026 Stats


At Bats	34	‐

Runs	1	‐

Hits	6	‐

Singles	5	‐

Doubles	1	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	0	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	1	‐

Strikeouts	8	‐

Batting Average	.177	‐

On Base Pct	.200	‐

Slugging Pct	.206	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.406	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
2026 Projections


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Triples	‐	‐

Home Runs	‐	‐

RBI	‐	‐

Stolen Bases	‐	‐

Caught Stealing	‐	‐

Walks	‐	‐

Strikeouts	‐	‐

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On Base Pct	‐	‐

Slugging Pct	‐	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
News
	Jerar Encarnacion has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Sun, May 10th	The Cubs placed 1B/OF Tyler Austin on the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	The Giants designated Jerar Encarnacion for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, May 4th	Austin (knee) signed a one-year contract with Chicago over the winter after spending the previous six campaigns with Yokohama in Japan. He has not played in the majors since 2019. Bruno Mulé Wed, Feb 25th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jerar Encarnacion RF - SF			Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
Wed, Mar 25th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Mar 28th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#57
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Sat, Apr 4th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83
Sun, Apr 5th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#167
Wed, Apr 8th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52
Sat, Apr 11th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#173	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)		vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163
Sat, Apr 18th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 19th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#189
Tue, Apr 21st	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#131
Fri, May 1st	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Sat, May 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#67	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Sun, May 3rd	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Mon, May 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#268
Tue, May 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Wed, May 6th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (4-3)	#133	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Fri, May 8th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Sat, May 9th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, May 10th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Mon, May 11th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Tue, May 12th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Wed, May 13th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103
Thu, May 14th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, May 15th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Sat, May 16th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Sun, May 17th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Mon, May 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Tue, May 19th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, May 20th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Fri, May 22nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sat, May 23rd	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Sun, May 24th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Mon, May 25th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52
Tue, May 26th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, May 27th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Fri, May 29th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Sat, May 30th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, May 31st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Thu, Jun 4th	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sat, Jun 6th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Wed, Jun 10th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Fri, Jun 12th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#236
Fri, Jun 19th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#156	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sat, Jun 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46
Thu, Jun 25th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Sat, Jul 4th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#236	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, Jul 5th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Mon, Jul 6th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Tue, Jul 7th	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, Jul 8th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#81
Thu, Jul 9th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Fri, Jul 10th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#187	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Sun, Jul 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Fri, Jul 17th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Sat, Jul 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Mon, Jul 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Tue, Jul 21st	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Tue, Jul 28th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Wed, Jul 29th	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#93	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Thu, Jul 30th	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (4-3)	#133	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#265	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, Aug 4th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#139	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256
Sat, Aug 8th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Sun, Aug 9th	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254
Mon, Aug 10th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100
Tue, Aug 11th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Wed, Aug 12th	vs HOU	Bryan King		@ WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#187	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sat, Aug 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Sun, Aug 16th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#37
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Thu, Aug 27th	vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Sat, Aug 29th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Tue, Sep 1st	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#156	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Fri, Sep 4th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Sat, Sep 5th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#122	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Sun, Sep 6th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Mon, Sep 7th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Tue, Sep 8th	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 9th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#224
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#17	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Mon, Sep 14th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-4)	#101	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Tue, Sep 15th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Wed, Sep 16th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#112	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Mon, Sep 21st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Wed, Apr 29th				@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Mon, Jun 15th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Jun 16th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Sun, Aug 30th				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Thu, Sep 24th				vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247

Who Should I Trade?

Jerar Encarnacion for Tyler Austin (2026)

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