Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Thu 4/20/23 8:11 AM

McCarthy went 0-for-1 as a pinch hitter in Wednesday's 14-5 loss to St. Louis.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy is hitless over his last 15 at-bats and is batting just .154 through 17 games. Wednesday's non-start was the second straight game against a right-hander that the lefty-hitting outfielder opened on the bench. Pavin Smith, who homered for a second straight game in place of McCarthy in the starting lineup, could grab more opportunities going foward.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Wed 4/19/23 11:27 AM

McCarthy will take a seat Wednesday against the Cardinals.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy will head to the bench after he went 0-for-4 with a run scored in Tuesday's 8-7 win over St. Louis. Corbin Carroll will slide over to right field while Pavin Smith enters the lineup at designated hitter and bats sixth, as the Diamondbacks attempt to finish off the series sweep.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Mon 4/17/23 2:55 PM

McCarthy is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Cardinals.
EDGE Analysis
After going hitless in 10 at-bats over his last three starts to drop his season-long average to .170, McCarthy will find himself out of the lineup for the second time in four games. Pavin Smith, who went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI in Sunday's 5-0 win over Miami, will be rewarded with a second straight start while McCarthy heads to the bench.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Fri 4/14/23 3:46 PM

McCarthy is not in the lineup Friday against the Marlins.
EDGE Analysis
Lourdes Gurriel, Alek Thomas and Corbin Carroll will start across the outfield for the Diamondbacks with left-hander Trevor Rogers on the mound for Miami. McCarthy had a lot of fantasy hype this spring, but he's slashing just .195/.267/.268 with zero homers and two steals through 12 games.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Fri 4/7/23 6:39 PM

McCarthy isn't in Arizona's starting lineup Friday against the Dodgers, Theo Mackie of The Arizona Republic reports.
EDGE Analysis
After going 4-for-7 at the plate and recording a steal over Arizona's last two games, the lefty-hitting McCarthy will take a seat against the lefty-throwing Clayton Kershaw on Friday. As a result, Corbin Carroll will move over to right field and Lourdes Gurriel will play in left, giving Kyle Lewis an opportunity to serve as Arizona's DH and bat second.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Wed 4/5/23 9:23 AM

McCarthy went 2-for-3 with a walk, was hit by a pitch, scored two runs and was successful on one of two attempted steals in Tuesday's 8-6 win over the Padres.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy was part of a lower-half of the order that was a key to the win. He started Arizona's four-run eighth inning with a single and stole second base before racing home with the tying run on a safety squeeze bunt by shortstop Geraldo Perdomo. McCarthy stole 23 bases (caught three times) in 99 games last season, so he has the ability to make an impact for fantasy teams.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Mon 4/3/23 8:25 AM

McCarthy went 1-for-3 with an RBI, a stolen base and was hit by a pitch in Sunday's 2-1 win over the Dodgers.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy laid down a drag bunt with two outs in the ninth for his first hit of the season, which delivered the game-winning run. Arizona's primary right fielder had not swung the bat well and decided to take a chance when Los Angeles first baseman Freddie Freeman dropped deep behind the bag. McCarthy went 1-for-10 during the season-opening four-game set in Los Angeles.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Sat 4/1/23 4:47 PM

McCarthy will be on the bench Saturday against the Dodgers.
EDGE Analysis
Clayton Kershaw marks the second southpaw the Diamondbacks have faced in their first three games, giving us two windows into their plans for their lefty-heavy outfield this season. On Opening Day, Alek Thomas hit the bench, with Lourdes Gurriel, Corbin Carroll and McCarthy starting from left to right and Kyle Lewis serving as the designated hitter. This time around, McCarthy sits while Gurriel, Thomas and Carroll handle the outfield. Lewis will again serve as the designated hitter.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Fri 3/24/23 8:31 PM

McCarthy (illness) started in right field and went 1-for-3 with two RBI in Friday's spring game against the Reds.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy returned to action after missing nearly a week with an illness. He stole his second base of spring after rustling 23 bags over 99 games in 2022. The 25-year-old will get a number of plate appearances in the final days of spring to get his swing timing down.

Jake McCarthy
OF ARI
Fri 3/24/23 8:46 AM

McCarthy (illness) returned to the clubhouse Thursday, Steve Gilbert of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
McCarthy was away from the team for five days due to the illness. He was not part of the lineup in either of Thursday's split games, as manager Torey Lovullo decided to give him another day before an expected appearance Friday. The outfielder was a fantasy surprise in the second half of 2022 but has gone just 5-for-29 (.172) in Cactus League play.