Who Should I Trade?

Brooks Baldwin 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	Brooks Baldwin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 5	‐
VBR	# 9	‐

Projections

Runs	19	‐
Home Runs	5	‐
RBI	16	‐
Stolen Bases	7	‐
Batting Average	.262	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 4	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 5	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 5	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 10	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 8	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 18	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Brooks Baldwin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - CWS
2026 Stats


At Bats	447	‐

Runs	76	‐

Hits	117	‐

Singles	70	‐

Doubles	21	‐

Triples	5	‐

Home Runs	21	‐

RBI	58	‐

Stolen Bases	22	‐

Caught Stealing	8	‐

Walks	54	‐

Strikeouts	140	‐

Batting Average	.262	‐

On Base Pct	.342	‐

Slugging Pct	.472	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Brooks Baldwin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - CWS
2026 Projections


At Bats	114	‐

Runs	19	‐

Hits	30	‐

Singles	18	‐

Doubles	6	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	5	‐

RBI	16	‐

Stolen Bases	7	‐

Caught Stealing	2	‐

Walks	13	‐

Strikeouts	35	‐

Batting Average	.262	‐

On Base Pct	.343	‐

Slugging Pct	.463	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.806	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Brooks Baldwin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - CWS
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	The White Sox transferred Brooks Baldwin to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 8th
	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	Baldwin suffered a right UCL tear during spring training and was initially diagnosed with a sprain. He opted for internal brace surgery rather than rest and rehab, going under the knife April 1. Bruno Mulé Tue, Apr 7th
	Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-5 in a win over the Athletics with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th	The White Sox placed Brooks Baldwin on the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	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	Baldwin hasn't appeared in a spring training game since March 6 due to right elbow soreness and has been considered day-to-day throughout. He has yet to resume throwing. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 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	White Sox outfielder Brooks Baldwin (elbow) is considered day to day, according to manager Will Venable. Brenton Kemp Thu, Mar 12th
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			Brooks Baldwin 2B,3B,SS,LF,CF,RF - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Mon, Apr 27th				vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Fri, May 22nd				@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Sun, May 24th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#104
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#157
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Mon, Jul 27th				vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			vs MIN
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			vs MIN
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			vs MIN
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			vs PIT
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs COL
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Brooks Baldwin for Elly De La Cruz (2026)

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