Who Should I Trade?

Brendan Donovan for Tsung-Che Cheng (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brendan Donovan 2B,3B,SS,LF - SEA	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 220	‐
VBR	# 301	‐

Projections

Runs	8	‐
Home Runs	2	‐
RBI	7	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.265	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL7	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 257	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 184	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 270	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 151	# 251

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brendan Donovan 2B,3B,SS,LF - SEA	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Stats


At Bats	137	39

Runs	12	7

Hits	38	10

Singles	27	9

Doubles	7	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	3	0

RBI	15	5

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	15	4

Strikeouts	23	14

Batting Average	.277	.256

On Base Pct	.371	.318

Slugging Pct	.409	.282

On-base Plus Slugging	.780	.600

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brendan Donovan 2B,3B,SS,LF - SEA	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Projections


At Bats	62	‐

Runs	8	‐

Hits	16	‐

Singles	12	‐

Doubles	3	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	7	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	6	‐

Strikeouts	10	‐

Batting Average	.265	‐

On Base Pct	.345	‐

Slugging Pct	.391	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.736	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brendan Donovan 2B,3B,SS,LF - SEA	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
News
	The Mariners placed 3B Brendan Donovan on the seven-day concussion injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	The Red Sox optioned Tsung-Che Cheng to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Brendan Donovan was scratched Saturday after he was hit in the head by a baseball in the batting cage prior to the game. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	The Red Sox recall INF Tsung-Che Cheng from Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Brendan Donovan was a late scratch from the Mariners lineup on Saturday against the Cubs. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Cheng made his MLB debut with the Pirates last season, going hitless across seven plate appearances. The Red Sox claimed him off waivers from the Nationals last month. Bruno Mulé Thu, Mar 19th
	Brendan Donovan went 2-for-3 with two walks in the Mariners 7-5 win over the Brewers on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	The Boston Red Sox claimed Tsung-Che Cheng off waivers from the Washington Nationals on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Feb 6th
	Brendan Donovan went 3-for-5 with three RBI in the Mariners 10-5 win over the Astros on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	The Nationals designated INF Tsung-Che Cheng for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Jan 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brendan Donovan 2B,3B,SS,LF - SEA			Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, Mar 27th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, Apr 5th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Fri, Apr 10th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Apr 11th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Apr 12th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#414	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Mon, Apr 13th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Tue, Apr 14th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Thu, Apr 16th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Fri, Apr 24th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Apr 25th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sun, Apr 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Apr 27th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Fri, May 1st	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sat, May 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sun, May 3rd	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#414
Mon, May 4th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Tue, May 5th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, May 6th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Fri, May 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192
Sat, May 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Sun, May 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Mon, May 11th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Tue, May 12th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Wed, May 13th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Thu, May 14th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, May 15th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Sat, May 16th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sun, May 17th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, May 18th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Tue, May 19th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sat, May 23rd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sun, May 24th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, May 25th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Tue, May 26th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Wed, May 27th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Fri, May 29th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Sat, May 30th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Jun 1st	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Fri, Jun 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sat, Jun 6th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Sun, Jun 7th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Mon, Jun 8th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Tue, Jun 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Wed, Jun 10th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Thu, Jun 11th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, Jun 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sun, Jun 14th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Tue, Jun 16th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 17th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Thu, Jun 18th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Wed, Jun 24th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Thu, Jun 25th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Fri, Jun 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Jun 27th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Fri, Jul 17th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Sat, Jul 18th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Sun, Jul 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Mon, Jul 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, Jul 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Thu, Jul 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Tue, Aug 4th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Wed, Aug 5th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Thu, Aug 6th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#214	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Tue, Aug 11th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, Aug 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, Aug 13th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155
Fri, Aug 14th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sat, Aug 15th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sun, Aug 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Thu, Aug 20th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ NYY
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Aug 31st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Sep 1st	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs ATH			@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATH			@ BAL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TEX			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TEX			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TEX
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATH			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATH			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATH			vs KC
Mon, Sep 14th	@ LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ LAA			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	@ LAA			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	@ COL			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	@ COL			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	@ COL			@ TB
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs HOU			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs HOU			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 24th	vs LAA			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs LAA			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs LAA			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs LAA			vs CHC
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, May 7th				vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Thu, May 28th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Jul 1st				vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Mon, Sep 7th				vs LAA
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TEX

Who Should I Trade?

Brendan Donovan for Tsung-Che Cheng (2026)

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