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Kerry Carpenter or Cole Carrigg

Who Should I Start? - Week 14 • Start New
Kerry Carpenter

Kerry Carpenter

RFDetroit Tigers DET
Cole Carrigg

Cole Carrigg

CFColorado Rockies COL
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Carpenter over Carrigg

 
 
 
 
START BOTH START BENCH BOTH BN

Includes Detailed Projections

Outlook Kerry Carpenter

Kerry Carpenter's recent power surge makes him a must-start option as the Tigers look to climb the division.

Carpenter is locked in, batting .290 over his last 14 days and .303 over his last 30 days as Detroit's everyday right fielder. He has completely moved past his minor shoulder soreness from May, providing a massive offensive boost for a fourth-place Tigers (29-42) squad currently navigating several key injuries.

While our models project a .255 average with 13 homers over 439 at-bats, Carpenter's recent .606 slugging percentage is reminiscent of his 28-homer campaign in 2025. Though some minor regression is expected, his elite power upside remains highly sustainable as long as he stays healthy.

The Tigers face a six-game slate, starting with three games in Houston against pitchers like Hunter Brown (0.84 ERA) before returning home to face the White Sox. The weekend brings friendlier matchups, including a date with Erick Fedde (4.69 ERA). Lock him into lineups as a confident weekly Start.

Updated 11 hrs ago

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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Carrigg over Carpenter

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Cole Carrigg
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Performance Kerry Carpenter
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.286142.4120.50005
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.290394.3710.613010
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Cole Carrigg
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AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250245.3080.58306
Season stats based on the past 7 days

AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.250245.3080.58306
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Kerry Carpenter
OWN
34%
+2.16 compared to last week
START
23%
+3.82 compared to last week
OWN/START Cole Carrigg
OWN
27%
+21.2 compared to last week
START
25%
+24.57 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Kerry Carpenter
69th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Cole Carrigg
53rd
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Kerry Carpenter

    Overview

  • He is eligible to play multiple positions including: RF DH . However, he plays RF most often.
  • Experts rank this player at 69th among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 93rd.
  • The current leader among OF's is James Wood
  • He should be doing much better than this. You might be able to get him now for a discount.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 178th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.302
  • Ranked 182nd in batting average with 0.253
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 207th with 0.323
  • Top 50 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 40th with 0.529
  • Top 75 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 65th with 0.852
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 285th in RBI with 17
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 372nd in runs scored with 11
  • His average points in the past two weeks have remained fairly consistant and rose slightly by 0.9 PPG.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: -0.023, OBP: +0.033, HRs: -4, RBI: -1, Runs: -21, Wlks: +6, Stls: -1,
Breakdown Cole Carrigg

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 53rd among OF's. Based on his stats from the past 60 days, he is currently ranked 163rd.
  • The current leader among OF's is James Wood
  • Can't be doing much worse than he is right now. Failing to live up to expectations is one thing, but playing this bad is another.
  • In the past two weeks he has had an awful lot of time off. Either he isn't an every day player or he is coming back from an injury of some sort. I suggest checking out his news page to get a closer look.
  • Trending Batting Stats

  • Ranked 387th in BABIP (Batting Average on Balls In Play) with 0.235
  • Ranked 191st in batting average with 0.250
  • Not overly impressive with on base percentage currently ranked 249th with 0.308
  • Top 15 in slugging percentage and is currently ranked 13th with 0.583
  • Top 50 in on base plus slugging and is currently ranked 37th with 0.891
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 512th in RBI with 4
  • Not too impressive and is currently ranked 480th in runs scored with 5
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: AVG: +0.25, OBP: +0.308, HRs: +2, RBI: +4, Runs: +5, Wlks: +2, Stls: EVEN,
Next Up Health Check
Injury Kerry Carpenter

No Injury Reported

Injury Cole Carrigg

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Kerry Carpenter
DateOpponentResult
Jun 15@HOUKai-Wei Teng
Jun 16@HOUHunter Brown
Jun 17@HOUPeter Lambert
Jun 19VS CHWErick Fedde
Jun 20VS CHW
Jun 21VS CHW
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.500000.5000.50001
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Cole Carrigg
DateOpponentResult
Jun 15@CHCShota Imanaga
Jun 16@CHCEdward Cabrera
Jun 17@CHCJavier Assad
Jun 19VS PITBubba Chandler
Jun 20VS PITPaul Skenes
Jun 21VS PITJared Jones
AVG HR RBI R OBP SLG SB GP
.273111.3330.72703
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Kerry Carpenter
8.54
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Cole Carrigg
5.73
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Kerry Carpenter
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2022 DET 23 18 4 11 7 0 6 .237 .306 .434 57
2023 DET 117 116 20 57 64 6 30 .278 .336 .471 362
2024 DET 92 80 19 40 60 0 23 .283 .341 .576 296
2025 DET 136 118 28 69 68 1 24 .254 .298 .497 413
2026 DET 48 32 9 15 26 0 13 .237 .322 .489 119
ON PACE 109 73 20 34 59 0 29 .237 .322 .489 271
3-YEAR AVG 115 105 22 55 64 2 26 .269 .322 .507 357
Career 416 364 80 192 225 7 96 .264 .321 .501
Career Cole Carrigg
YEAR TM GP H HR R RBI SB BB AVG OBP SLG PTS
2026 COL 6 6 2 5 4 0 2 .250 .308 .583 26
ON PACE 13 13 4 11 9 0 4 .250 .308 .583 58
3-YEAR AVG . . . 0
Career 6 6 2 5 4 0 2 .250 .308 .583
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