Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Ezequiel Tovar (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 5	# 179
VBR	# 10	# 176

Projections

Runs	16	11
Home Runs	4	3
RBI	14	10
Stolen Bases	6	1
Batting Average	.259	.255

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 4	# 176

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 5	# 135

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 5	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 10	# 155

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 8	# 150

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 18	# 365

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL
2026 Stats


At Bats	464	406

Runs	80	44

Hits	125	85

Singles	76	54

Doubles	23	21

Triples	5	0

Home Runs	21	10

RBI	60	41

Stolen Bases	24	6

Caught Stealing	8	1

Walks	56	27

Strikeouts	142	112

Batting Average	.269	.209

On Base Pct	.349	.257

Slugging Pct	.476	.335

On-base Plus Slugging	.825	.592

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL
2026 Projections


At Bats	99	84

Runs	16	11

Hits	26	21

Singles	15	14

Doubles	5	5

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	4	3

RBI	14	10

Stolen Bases	6	1

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	11	5

Strikeouts	31	23

Batting Average	.259	.255

On Base Pct	.339	.297

Slugging Pct	.455	.420

On-base Plus Slugging	.794	.717

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL
News
	Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-2 in a loss to the Cubs with two walks, two runs scored, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th	Ezequiel Tovar went 2-for-4 in Wednesday’s 13-1 win over the Nationals with one walk, one stolen base, and two RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th
	Elly De La Cruz went 3-for-5 in a win over the Cubs with one run scored and two RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 29th	Ezequiel Tovar was removed from Monday’s game against the Nationals with a left wrist strain. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	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	Ezequiel Tovar went 4-for-4 in a loss to the Rays with a home run, three runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th
	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	Ezequiel Tovar went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Dodgers with a home run, two runs scored, two RBI, and one walk. Chris Schommer Tue, Jul 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	Ezequiel Tovar went 3-for-4 in Friday's win over the Giants with a home run, two runs scored, and three RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 4th
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			Ezequiel Tovar SS - COL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#375
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#318
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#393
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#261	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#417
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#156
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211
Thu, May 21st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Fri, May 22nd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Sun, May 24th				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Thu, Jun 11th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Mon, Jul 6th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Thu, Aug 27th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY

Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Ezequiel Tovar (2026)

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