Who Should I Trade?

Jimmy Crooks III for Joe Mack (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Joe Mack C - MIA	Jimmy Crooks III C,DH - STL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 293	# 368
VBR	# 451	# 1123

Projections

Runs	9	5
Home Runs	3	1
RBI	10	5
Stolen Bases	0	0
Batting Average	.224	.228

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 306	# 324

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 223	# 438

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Joe Mack C - MIA	Jimmy Crooks III C,DH - STL
2026 Stats


At Bats	237	126

Runs	32	9

Hits	56	22

Singles	36	13

Doubles	8	5

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	12	4

RBI	38	12

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	16	9

Strikeouts	65	45

Batting Average	.236	.175

On Base Pct	.290	.250

Slugging Pct	.422	.310

On-base Plus Slugging	.712	.560

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Joe Mack C - MIA	Jimmy Crooks III C,DH - STL
2026 Projections


At Bats	78	42

Runs	9	5

Hits	17	10

Singles	11	6

Doubles	3	2

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	10	5

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	7	4

Strikeouts	23	13

Batting Average	.224	.228

On Base Pct	.290	.302

Slugging Pct	.371	.365

On-base Plus Slugging	.661	.667

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Joe Mack C - MIA	Jimmy Crooks III C,DH - STL
News
	Joe Mack is back in the lineup for Wednesday’s series finale against the Phillies. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	Jimmy Crooks III went 1-for-4 in a win over the Yankees with a home run, one run scored, two RBI and two strikeouts. Chase Davis Tue, Aug 4th
	Joe Mack remains out of the lineup for Tuesday’s game against the Phillies. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Jimmy Crooks III went 1-for-1 in a loss to the Diamondbacks with a home run, one run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Sun, Jul 19th
	Joe Mack is not in the Marlins lineup on Monday due to a shoulder injury. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Jimmy Crooks III went 1-for-1 in a win over Atlanta with a home run, a run scored and one RBI. Chase Davis Sat, Jul 11th
	Joe Mack went 3-for-5 with a home run, one run scored and an RBI in Saturday's 8-4 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th	Jimmy Crooks III went 1-for-4 in Thursday's 5-4 loss to the Mets with a home run, one run scored and two RBI while striking out once. Chase Davis Fri, Jun 12th
	Joe Mack went 2-for-3 with a home run, one run scored and an RBI in Sunday's 2-0 win over the New York Mets. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 2nd	The Cardinals recalled Jimmy Crooks III from Triple-A Memphis. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Joe Mack C - MIA			Jimmy Crooks III C,DH - STL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#277	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#315	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#235	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#344
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#117
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-4)	#370	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM			@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			@ MIL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148

Who Should I Trade?

Jimmy Crooks III for Joe Mack (2026)

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