Who Should I Trade?

Curtis Mead for Tsung-Che Cheng (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	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	# 195	‐
VBR	# 1280	‐

Projections

Runs	1	‐
Home Runs	0	‐
RBI	1	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.226	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL10	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 225	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 172	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 232	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 100	# 251

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Stats


At Bats	285	39

Runs	49	7

Hits	72	10

Singles	37	9

Doubles	17	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	17	0

RBI	48	5

Stolen Bases	6	0

Caught Stealing	2	2

Walks	39	4

Strikeouts	63	14

Batting Average	.253	.256

On Base Pct	.353	.318

Slugging Pct	.498	.282

On-base Plus Slugging	.851	.600

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Projections


At Bats	10	‐

Runs	1	‐

Hits	2	‐

Singles	2	‐

Doubles	0	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	0	‐

RBI	1	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	1	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Batting Average	.226	‐

On Base Pct	.313	‐

Slugging Pct	.331	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.644	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
News
	Curtis Mead played catch on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	The Red Sox optioned Tsung-Che Cheng to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Curtis Mead is scheduled to go for follow-up imaging in late August. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st	The Red Sox recall INF Tsung-Che Cheng from Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Curtis Mead has been given a tentative timetable to return of 6-8 weeks. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	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
	Curtis Mead reportedly suffered a broken wrist. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	The Boston Red Sox claimed Tsung-Che Cheng off waivers from the Washington Nationals on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Feb 6th
	The Red Sox are placing Curtis Mead on the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	The Nationals designated INF Tsung-Che Cheng for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Jan 30th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Curtis Mead 1B,2B,3B,DH - BOS			Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#406	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#406
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#287	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#287
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez		@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#192	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#192
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC			vs KC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB			@ TB
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			vs CHC

Who Should I Trade?

Curtis Mead for Tsung-Che Cheng (2026)

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