Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Jake Cronenworth (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 5	# 246
VBR	# 10	# 307

Projections

Runs	16	11
Home Runs	4	2
RBI	14	10
Stolen Bases	6	1
Batting Average	.259	.231

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 4	# 233

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 5	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 5	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 10	# 243

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 8	# 193

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 18	# 359

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	464	288

Runs	80	35

Hits	125	65

Singles	76	50

Doubles	23	11

Triples	5	0

Home Runs	21	4

RBI	60	26

Stolen Bases	24	7

Caught Stealing	8	1

Walks	56	31

Strikeouts	142	75

Batting Average	.269	.226

On Base Pct	.349	.312

Slugging Pct	.476	.306

On-base Plus Slugging	.825	.617

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	99	85

Runs	16	11

Hits	26	20

Singles	15	13

Doubles	5	4

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	4	2

RBI	14	10

Stolen Bases	6	1

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	11	10

Strikeouts	31	20

Batting Average	.259	.231

On Base Pct	.339	.325

Slugging Pct	.455	.358

On-base Plus Slugging	.794	.683

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
News
	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	Jake Cronenworth went 1-for-5 with a home run in the Padres 5-0 win over the Guardians on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	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	Jake Cronenworth went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 4-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Friday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 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	Jake Cronenworth went 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 12-7 loss against the Dodgers on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	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 Padres have activated infielder Jake Cronenworth off the concussion injured list. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th
	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	Jake Cronenworth will begin his rehab assignment at Triple-A El Paso on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN			Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#160	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#430
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#261
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#430
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#342	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#283	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs WSH	DJ Herz	#303
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Fri, May 22nd				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Sun, May 24th				vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#139
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Mon, Jul 6th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Mon, Aug 10th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28

Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Jake Cronenworth (2026)

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