Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Fernando Cruz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 310	# 264
VBR	# 542	# 870

Projections

Strikeouts	6	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.47	3.50
WHIP	1.26	1.16

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 401	# 205

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 228	# 306

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	57	61

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	89.0	54.2

Wins	5	4

Losses	2	6

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	1	6

Holds	10	19

Hits Allowed	71	41

Earned Runs	33	19

Home Runs Allowed	12	7

Strikeouts	90	67

Walks	36	32

ERA	3.34	3.13

WHIP	1.20	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.8	1.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	5	1

Earned Runs	3	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	6	2

Walks	2	1

ERA	4.47	3.50

WHIP	1.26	1.16

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
News
	The Astros are reportedly drawing trade interest in AJ Blubaugh. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
		Fernando Cruz is seeking a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a torn UCL. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
		Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Fernando Cruz has been diagnosed with a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
		The Yankees placed Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
		Fernando Cruz and the New York Yankees have avoided arbitration and the righthander is scheduled to make $1.45 million in 2026. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	AJ Blubaugh SP,RP - HOU			Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#135	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#384	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#158
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#402	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia		vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#223
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#368	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#241
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#363
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#11	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#211
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#262	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#298
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#280	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#327
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#313
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#218	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#154	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#346
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#179
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#161
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#214
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#221
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#308	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#145
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#210	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#237
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#290	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#87
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#240
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#42	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#153	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295
Wed, Apr 29th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#149
Thu, May 7th				vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#221
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150
Thu, Jul 9th				@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Thu, Jul 30th				@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Thu, Aug 13th				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15
Mon, Sep 14th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85

Who Should I Trade?

AJ Blubaugh for Fernando Cruz (2026)

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