Should I start Jake McCarthy or Brent Rooker?

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Jake McCarthy

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Current Week's Projections

FPTS

5.77

12.97

Game Info

Date	Opponent	Weather
Mon May 20	@LAD (Yamamoto)	61°
Tue May 21	@LAD (Stone)	62°
Wed May 22	@LAD (Glasnow)	62°
Fri May 24	vs.MIA (Garrett)	Indoor
Sat May 25	vs.MIA (Sanchez)	Indoor
Sun May 26	vs.MIA (Weathers)	Indoor

Date	Opponent	Weather
Tue May 21	vs.COL (Quantrill)	53°
Wed May 22	vs.COL (Gomber)	52°
Thu May 23	vs.COL (Feltner)	64°
Fri May 24	vs.HOU (Verlander)	54°
Sat May 25	vs.HOU (Arrighetti)	Not Currently Available
Sun May 26	vs.HOU (Valdez)	Not Currently Available

Batting

10.99

23.91

1.5

3.12

2.68

6.23

.54

1.14

.07

.15

1.49

RBI

1.13

3.83

.49

.22

2.39

8.71

1.23

2.66

AVG

.244

.260

OBP

.318

.340

SLG

.346

.495

OPS

.663

.835

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Batting
Season Statistics
FPTS	55.0	101.0
AB	95	135
R	14	23
H	26	38
2B	5	7
3B	1	0
HR	1	11
RBI	11	32
SB	3	2
K	21	49
BB	12	15
AVG	.274	.282
OBP	.352	.358
SLG	.379	.578
OPS	.731	.935

Recent News
	Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy: Not in Sunday's lineup Published May 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Joc Pederson scratched for Diamondbacks on Friday; Jake McCarthy enters Published May 17th, 2024 via FanDuel Research Jake McCarthy out of lineup Friday Published May 17th, 2024 via FantasyPros Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy: Idle against southpaw Published May 17th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake McCarthy shines as a starter with the D-backs: Resilience in Baseball Published May 15th, 2024 via BVM Sports Jake McCarthy enjoying strong start to 2024 season Published May 15th, 2024 via MLB.com Diamondbacks' Jake McCarthy: Not starting Monday Published May 13th, 2024 via CBS Sports Jake McCarthy powers D-Backs past Orioles Published May 13th, 2024 via FantasyPros	Brent Rooker Thriving in May Published May 20th, 2024 via Sports Illustrated Athletics' Brent Rooker: Drills 11th home run Published May 19th, 2024 via CBS Sports Brent Rooker goes yard Sunday Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros The distance behind Brent Rooker's home run \| 05/19/2024 Published May 19th, 2024 via MLB.com Brent Rooker's three-run home run (11) Published May 19th, 2024 via Yahoo Sports Brent Rooker's efforts not enough in Athletics' loss Published May 19th, 2024 via FantasyPros Fantasy baseball: How owners should view Brent Rooker Published May 18th, 2024 via New York Post Brent Rooker hits a go-ahead double in the 10th to carry the Athletics past the Orioles 3-2 Published May 18th, 2024 via MSN

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