Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Volpe for Elly De La Cruz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Anthony Volpe SS - NYY
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 5	# 237
VBR	# 9	# 1286

Projections

Runs	19	1
Home Runs	5	0
RBI	16	1
Stolen Bases	7	0
Batting Average	.262	.202

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 4	# 255

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 5	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 5	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 10	# 193

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 8	# 278

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 18	# 229

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Anthony Volpe SS - NYY
2026 Stats


At Bats	451	171

Runs	76	20

Hits	118	40

Singles	70	29

Doubles	22	9

Triples	5	1

Home Runs	21	1

RBI	58	19

Stolen Bases	22	7

Caught Stealing	8	4

Walks	54	22

Strikeouts	140	45

Batting Average	.262	.234

On Base Pct	.341	.320

Slugging Pct	.472	.316

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	.635

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Anthony Volpe SS - NYY
2026 Projections


At Bats	114	8

Runs	19	1

Hits	30	2

Singles	18	1

Doubles	6	0

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	5	0

RBI	16	1

Stolen Bases	7	0

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	13	1

Strikeouts	35	2

Batting Average	.262	.202

On Base Pct	.343	.282

Slugging Pct	.463	.312

On-base Plus Slugging	.806	.595

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Anthony Volpe SS - NYY
News
	Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Cardinals with one run scored, one stolen base, and two walks. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Anthony Volpe will play second base and shortstop in Triple-A. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-2 in a loss to the Nationals with a solo home run and two walks. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th	Anthony Volpe has been optioned to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by the New York Yankees the club announced. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th
	Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-5 in a win over the Athletics with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th	Anthony Volpe went 2-for-4 in a win over the Tigers with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Wed, Jun 24th
	Reds shortstop Elly De La Cruz went 3-for-4 with a walk, three doubles, two runs, an RBI, and two stolen bases in a win over the Pirates on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st	Anthony Volpe went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Reds with a walk and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 21st
	Elly De La Cruz went 2-for-5 in a win over the Cardinals with a home run, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th	Anthony Volpe went 3-for-5 in Tuesday’s 12-2 win over the White Sox with one run scored. Chris Schommer Wed, Jun 17th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN			Anthony Volpe SS - NYY
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Fri, May 22nd				vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, May 24th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Jul 27th				@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			vs COL
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Volpe for Elly De La Cruz (2026)

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