Who Should I Trade?

Albert Suarez for Fernando Cruz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	‐	# 232
VBR	# 875	# 352

Projections

Strikeouts	14	30
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	1
ERA	4.84	3.74
WHIP	1.44	1.30

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 124

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 164	# 306

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Albert Suarez SP,RP - BAL	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	16	48

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	40.2	43.0

Wins	2	4

Losses	0	4

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	0	3

Holds	0	16

Hits Allowed	36	31

Earned Runs	16	12

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	28	55

Walks	13	26

ERA	3.54	2.51

WHIP	1.20	1.33

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Albert Suarez SP,RP - BAL	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	20	26

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	17.6	23.2

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	6

Hits Allowed	19	18

Earned Runs	9	10

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	14	30

Walks	6	11

ERA	4.84	3.74

WHIP	1.44	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Albert Suarez SP,RP - BAL	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
News
	Albert Suarez has elected free agency. Ari Koslow Thu, May 28th	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
	The Orioles designated RHP Albert Suárez for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th
	The Orioles selected the contract of Albert Suarez. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
	The Orioles sent Albert Suarez outright to Triple-A Norfolk. Ari Koslow Mon, May 4th
	Albert Suarez has been designated for assignment by the Baltimore Orioles in a series of moves made by the organization on Saturday. David Leisering Sat, May 2nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Albert Suarez SP,RP - BAL			Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Sat, Mar 28th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#46	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Sun, Mar 29th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#67
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#115	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42
Sat, Apr 4th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#125	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Sun, Apr 5th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#44
Tue, Apr 7th	@ CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#197	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206
Wed, Apr 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Fri, Apr 10th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196
Sat, Apr 11th	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106
Sun, Apr 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#214	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17
Mon, Apr 13th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#138
Tue, Apr 14th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#112	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#41
Wed, Apr 15th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#114	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#205
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#48	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141
Tue, Apr 21st	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#129	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30
Fri, Apr 24th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#183
Sat, Apr 25th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#66	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#232
Sun, Apr 26th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153
Tue, Apr 28th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#250	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Thu, Apr 30th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#183
Fri, May 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#225
Sat, May 2nd	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Sun, May 3rd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#298
Mon, May 4th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Tue, May 5th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#54	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Wed, May 6th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#42	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Thu, May 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#34
Fri, May 8th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#10
Sat, May 9th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#206	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53
Sun, May 10th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#56
Mon, May 11th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#58	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Tue, May 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#68
Wed, May 13th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Fri, May 15th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#101
Sat, May 16th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#187
Sun, May 17th	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#399	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#43
Mon, May 18th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Tue, May 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#8
Wed, May 20th	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Fri, May 22nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#72	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#106
Sun, May 24th	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#104	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17
Mon, May 25th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Tue, May 26th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98
Thu, May 28th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Fri, May 29th	vs TOR	Adam Macko (2-0)	#263	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#181
Sat, May 30th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#144
Sun, May 31st	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (4-2)	#96	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-4)	#238
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#77
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Thu, Jun 4th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#140	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#159
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#30
Mon, Jun 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#94	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#25
Tue, Jun 9th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#105
Wed, Jun 10th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#49
Thu, Jun 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#165	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#255	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#23
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#182	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#319
Tue, Jun 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Wed, Jun 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Thu, Jun 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#15	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-2)	#175
Fri, Jun 19th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#209
Sat, Jun 20th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108
Sun, Jun 21st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#37	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#35
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#167	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Wed, Jun 24th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#45	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Fri, Jun 26th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#151	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Sat, Jun 27th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#59	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#100
Sun, Jun 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#179	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#371	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#104
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#312
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#18	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-7)	#111
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#13
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-2)	#73
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#193	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (8-6)	#33
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#78	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#17
Fri, Jul 10th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#274	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#296
Sat, Jul 11th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#98	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#283
Sun, Jul 12th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#141	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#61
Fri, Jul 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#157	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#110
Sat, Jul 18th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#153
Sun, Jul 19th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#24	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#208
Mon, Jul 20th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#26
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#211	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#150	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#9
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#146	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#314
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#90	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 27th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#154	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#230
Tue, Jul 28th	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#104	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#201
Wed, Jul 29th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PHI			@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	@ CHC	David Peterson (5-7)	#78
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PHI			@ CHC
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAA			vs STL
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAA			vs STL
Thu, Aug 6th	vs LAA
Fri, Aug 7th	@ TEX			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ TEX			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ TEX			vs ATL
Mon, Aug 10th	@ MIN
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIN			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIN			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TB			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TB			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TB			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 17th	@ TB
Tue, Aug 18th	vs NYY			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 19th	vs NYY			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 20th	vs NYY			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TB			vs TOR
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TB			vs TOR
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TB			vs TOR
Tue, Aug 25th	@ STL			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 26th	@ STL			vs HOU
Thu, Aug 27th	@ STL			vs HOU
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATH			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATH			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATH			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 31st	@ COL			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ COL			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ COL			@ LAA
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs BOS
Fri, Sep 4th	vs BOS			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs BOS			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs BOS			@ SD
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CLE
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CLE			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CLE			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TOR			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TOR			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TOR			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	@ NYM			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ NYM			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	@ NYM			@ MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIL			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIL			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIL			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 21st	vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TOR			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TOR			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ NYY			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ NYY			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ NYY			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#14
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#84
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#190
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#135
Wed, Apr 29th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#159
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#137
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#57
Thu, Jul 30th				@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#83
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL
Thu, Aug 13th				vs SEA
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL
Thu, Sep 24th				vs TB

Who Should I Trade?

Albert Suarez for Fernando Cruz (2026)

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