Who Should I Trade?

Kerry Carpenter for Nathan Lukes (2026)

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Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 135	# 270
VBR	# 185	# 312

Projections

Runs	20	18
Home Runs	8	3
RBI	24	16
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.244	.262

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 133	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 125	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 136	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 133	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 144	# 195

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 249	# 225

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET	Nathan Lukes LF,CF,RF - TOR
2026 Stats


At Bats	231	231

Runs	27	26

Hits	48	65

Singles	28	49

Doubles	5	11

Triples	2	0

Home Runs	13	5

RBI	36	18

Stolen Bases	0	0

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	18	14

Strikeouts	75	38

Batting Average	.208	.281

On Base Pct	.276	.335

Slugging Pct	.416	.394

On-base Plus Slugging	.692	.729

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET	Nathan Lukes LF,CF,RF - TOR
2026 Projections


At Bats	150	144

Runs	20	18

Hits	36	38

Singles	21	27

Doubles	6	7

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	8	3

RBI	24	16

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	11	12

Strikeouts	42	26

Batting Average	.244	.262

On Base Pct	.308	.319

Slugging Pct	.456	.384

On-base Plus Slugging	.764	.704

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET	Nathan Lukes LF,CF,RF - TOR
News
	Kerry Carpenter received a cortisone shot on Monday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Blue Jays outfielder Nathan Lukes went 2-for-4 with a two-run homer in a 3-2 loss to the Rangers on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th
	Kerry Carpenter was placed on the 10-day injured list with left foot plantar fasciitis on Monday. Diego Sandoval Mon, Jul 27th	Blue Jays outfielder Nathan Lukes went 1-for-3 with a solo home run in a 3-1 loss to the Astros on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th
	Tigers manager A.J. Hinch said Kerry Carpenter trending toward the IL.” Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Blue Jays outfielder Nathan Lukes went 3-for-5 with a double, a run, and an RBI in an 8-3 loss to the Yankees on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 15th
	Kerry Carpenter is not in the Tigers lineup on Monday against the Orioles. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 27th	Blue Jays manager John Schneider said Nathan Lukes is available off the bench on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	Tigers manager AJ Hinch confirmed that Kerry Carpenter aggravated his right heel on his last swing. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th	Blue Jays outfielder Nathan Lukes went 3-for-4 in an 8-2 loss to the Marlins on Monday. Brenton Kemp Tue, May 26th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kerry Carpenter LF,RF,DH - DET			Nathan Lukes LF,CF,RF - TOR
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#116
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#185
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#73	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#341
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#33
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#33
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#100	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#125
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#117	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#182	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (0-0)	#219	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#270	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#131
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-2)	#162	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#117	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#157	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#79
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#107
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#134	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#199	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#189	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#298	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#108
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#255
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#21	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#87
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#199	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#105
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-2)	#135	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#26	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#21
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#107	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#122	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#255	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#319
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#21	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#82
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#319	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#176
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#158
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#134	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#170	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#90	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#430	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#274
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#377	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#141
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#277	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#259
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#85	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#171
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski	#149
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86	@ HOU
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF			@ PHI
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE			vs BOS
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE			vs BOS
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE			vs BOS
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS			vs NYY
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS			vs NYY
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS			vs NYY
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT			@ TB
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT			@ TB
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC			@ NYY
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC			@ NYY
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB			vs KC
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB			vs KC
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD			vs SEA
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD			vs SEA
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD			vs SEA
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN			@ CLE
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE			@ KC
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE			@ KC
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE			@ KC
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			@ ATH
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ ATH
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs DET
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ TEX
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ BAL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs CIN
Sun, Mar 29th				vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#365
Mon, Apr 27th				vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Mon, May 11th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Sat, May 23rd				vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Mon, May 25th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#100
Thu, Jun 4th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Mon, Jun 8th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Sun, Jun 14th				vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71
Thu, Jun 18th				@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BOS
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TB
Thu, Aug 27th				vs KC
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE

Who Should I Trade?

Kerry Carpenter for Nathan Lukes (2026)

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