Who Should I Trade?

Dansby Swanson 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	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 5	# 94
VBR	# 9	# 1141

Projections

Runs	19	4
Home Runs	5	1
RBI	16	4
Stolen Bases	7	1
Batting Average	.262	.223

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL10

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 4	# 92

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 5	# 101

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 5	# 72

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 10	# 130

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 8	# 204

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 18	# 91

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC
2026 Stats


At Bats	447	403

Runs	76	78

Hits	117	86

Singles	70	49

Doubles	21	16

Triples	5	3

Home Runs	21	18

RBI	58	66

Stolen Bases	22	17

Caught Stealing	8	1

Walks	54	48

Strikeouts	140	106

Batting Average	.262	.213

On Base Pct	.342	.298

Slugging Pct	.472	.402

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	.700

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC
2026 Projections


At Bats	114	32

Runs	19	4

Hits	30	7

Singles	18	5

Doubles	6	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	5	1

RBI	16	4

Stolen Bases	7	1

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	13	3

Strikeouts	35	9

Batting Average	.262	.223

On Base Pct	.343	.297

Slugging Pct	.463	.371

On-base Plus Slugging	.806	.668

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Dansby Swanson SS - CHC
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	Dansby Swanson will remain in Chicago for rehab during Cubs' upcoming road trip. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	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	The Cubs placed Dansby Swanson on the injured list with a left oblique strain. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-5 in a win over the Athletics with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Dansby Swanson is slated to be placed on the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	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	Dansby Swanson left Sunday’s game due to left side discomfort. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th
	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	Dansby Swanson went 1-for-3 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 15th
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			Dansby Swanson SS - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 22nd				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 24th				vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ BOS
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Dansby Swanson for Elly De La Cruz (2026)

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