Out
Injury Oblique
Est. Return 10/16/2023
2023 Stats
AVG
.243
HR
2
RBI
16
R
37
SB
26
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
McCarthy began the 2023 season on the big-league roster as a reserve and was up and down a couple times before ultimately settling into a regular role in the second half. A supplemental first-round pick by Arizona in 2018, McCarthy showed a great deal of improvement with his bat-to-ball skills during his time at Triple-A last season and those improvements carried over, fueling his .300/.360/..426 line after the break. Best of all for fantasy players, McCarthy racked up 23 steals in total across 99 games (354 plate appearances) while only getting caught stealing three times. His sprint speed ranked in the 98th percentile, though the Statcast numbers throw cold water on his plate production. Regardless the Diamondbacks will want to see what they have in McCarthy, who should continue to have the green light given his success rate. The 25-year-old showed that he can hold his own against lefty pitching (.764 OPS). Read Past Outlooks
Removed from wild-card roster
McCarthy was removed from the Diamondbacks' roster ahead of their NL Wild Card Series matchup against Milwaukee on Tuesday due to an oblique injury, Alex Weiner of ArizonaSports.com reports.
ANALYSIS
McCarthy suffered the injury during batting practice ahead of Game 1 and won't be eligible to return in the NLDS should the D-backs advance. Jace Peterson will join the active roster as McCarthy's replacement.
McCarthy suffered the injury during batting practice ahead of Game 1 and won't be eligible to return in the NLDS should the D-backs advance. Jace Peterson will join the active roster as McCarthy's replacement.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
+1%
OPS vs RHP
2023
Even Split
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .707 | 209 | 5 | 18 | .243 | ||||
| Since 2021vs Right | .711 | 526 | 7 | 45 | .268 | ||||
| 2023vs Left | .640 | 81 | 1 | 4 | .206 | ||||
| 2023vs Right | .643 | 230 | 1 | 12 | .255 | ||||
| 2022vs Left | .764 | 104 | 3 | 12 | .281 | ||||
| 2022vs Right | .771 | 250 | 5 | 31 | .284 | ||||
| 2021vs Left | .673 | 24 | 1 | 2 | .190 | ||||
| 2021vs Right | .724 | 46 | 1 | 2 | .237 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
+13%
OPS on Road
2023
+11%
OPS at Home
| OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | .665 | 351 | 7 | 28 | .231 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | .752 | 385 | 5 | 35 | .288 | ||||
| 2023Home | .671 | 168 | 2 | 6 | .252 | ||||
| 2023Away | .607 | 144 | 0 | 10 | .231 | ||||
| 2022Home | .675 | 146 | 4 | 20 | .227 | ||||
| 2022Away | .834 | 208 | 4 | 23 | .323 | ||||
| 2021Home | .581 | 37 | 1 | 2 | .138 | ||||
| 2021Away | .830 | 33 | 1 | 2 | .300 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jake McCarthy compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
BB/K
0.42BB Rate
8.3%K Rate
19.9%BABIP
.305ISO
.083AVG
.243OBP
.318SLG
.326OPS
.644wOBA
.292Exit Velocity
85.3 mphHard Hit Rate
23.3%Barrels/PA
1.6%Expected BA
.244Expected SLG
.328Sprint Speed
26.8 ft/secGround Ball %
51.0%Line Drive %
21.6%Fly Ball %
27.4%Prospect Rankings History
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2019 Fantasy Outlook
The younger brother of Joe McCarthy, an OF/1B prospect in the upper levels of the Rays' system, Jake entered the year with a chance to go in the middle of the first round, but a broken wrist cost him most of his junior year at Virginia. He didn't fall far in the draft, going in the competitive balance round (39th overall) and netting a $1.65 million bonus. McCarthy spent most of his debut season in the Northwest League, where his 0.55 BB/K ranked eighth and his 132 wRC+ ranked 12th. He put his plus speed to work, stealing 20 bases on 28 attempts. McCarthy will stick in center field and may have a good enough approach to eventually hit atop a lineup. The recent history of high-pedigree Virginia hitters in pro ball isn't great, but McCarthy has better raw tools than most of those examples. He is not expected to hit for a ton of power (53.0 GB%), but at 6-foot-3, 195 pounds, he could unlock 15-to-20 homer pop with more professional instruction.
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Late entrant into lineup
McCarthy will start in right field and bat seventh in Wednesday's contest versus the White Sox.
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Delivers lone run in blowout
McCarthy went 1-for-1 with a double and an RBI in Thursday's 11-1 loss to the Mets.
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Recalled from Reno
McCarthy was recalled Tuesday from Triple-A Reno, John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports 98.7 FM reports.
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Optioned to Reno
McCarthy was optioned Monday to Triple-A Reno, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
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On bench Wednesday
McCarthy is not in the lineup Wednesday against the Dodgers.
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