Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Jorge Mateo (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 5	# 379
VBR	# 10	# 600

Projections

Runs	16	6
Home Runs	4	1
RBI	14	4
Stolen Bases	6	3
Batting Average	.259	.225

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

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	# 361

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 18	# 358

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jorge Mateo 2B,SS,CF,DH - TB
2026 Stats


At Bats	464	151

Runs	80	35

Hits	125	35

Singles	76	23

Doubles	23	7

Triples	5	0

Home Runs	21	5

RBI	60	15

Stolen Bases	24	12

Caught Stealing	8	2

Walks	56	10

Strikeouts	142	46

Batting Average	.269	.232

On Base Pct	.349	.278

Slugging Pct	.476	.378

On-base Plus Slugging	.825	.655

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jorge Mateo 2B,SS,CF,DH - TB
2026 Projections


At Bats	99	41

Runs	16	6

Hits	26	9

Singles	15	6

Doubles	5	2

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	4	1

RBI	14	4

Stolen Bases	6	3

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	11	3

Strikeouts	31	12

Batting Average	.259	.225

On Base Pct	.339	.278

Slugging Pct	.455	.365

On-base Plus Slugging	.794	.643

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jorge Mateo 2B,SS,CF,DH - TB
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	Jorge Mateo went 0-for-4 with a run scored and a stolen base in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Aug 21st
	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	Jorge Mateo signed an MLB contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Aug 12th
	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 Braves released INF/OF Jorge Mateo. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th
	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 Braves have designated infielder Jorge Mateo for assignment. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd
	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	Jorge Mateo went 1-for-2 with a walk, a steal, and two runs scored in Tuesday's 5-3 loss to the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jul 1st
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			Jorge Mateo 2B,SS,CF,DH - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#287	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#123	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#27
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#98
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#66
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#34	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#66
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs DET	Ty Madden	#256
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#98
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#34	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#136	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#120
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#136	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#161
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#27
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#199
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#267
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#146
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#313	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#66
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#27	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#136	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs HOU
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ PHI
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#27
Fri, May 22nd				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sun, May 24th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Thu, Jun 25th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#199
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Jorge Mateo (2026)

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