Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Jose Caballero (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 5	# 161
VBR	# 5	# 310

Projections

Runs	18	8
Home Runs	5	2
RBI	15	6
Stolen Bases	7	6
Batting Average	.258	.223

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 4	# 228

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 5	# 141

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 5	# 125

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 10	# 139

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 8	# 218

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 18	# 178

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY
2026 Stats


At Bats	457	351

Runs	77	39

Hits	121	81

Singles	72	57

Doubles	23	12

Triples	5	0

Home Runs	21	12

RBI	58	44

Stolen Bases	23	30

Caught Stealing	8	9

Walks	54	23

Strikeouts	140	93

Batting Average	.265	.231

On Base Pct	.343	.288

Slugging Pct	.475	.368

On-base Plus Slugging	.818	.656

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY
2026 Projections


At Bats	107	61

Runs	18	8

Hits	28	14

Singles	16	9

Doubles	5	3

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	5	2

RBI	15	6

Stolen Bases	7	6

Caught Stealing	2	2

Walks	12	6

Strikeouts	34	17

Batting Average	.258	.223

On Base Pct	.339	.300

Slugging Pct	.461	.344

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.644

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY
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	Jose Caballero went 1-for-2 in a win over the Blue Jays with one run scored, one RBI, one walk, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	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	Jose Caballero went 0-for-2 in Thursday's loss to the Mariners with one walk and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-5 in a win over the Athletics with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th	Jose Caballero went 0-for-3 in a win over the Braves with one walk and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
	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	Jose Caballero went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Cardinals with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th
	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	Jose Caballero went 2-for-3 in Sunday's win over the Cubs with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd
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			Jose Caballero 2B,3B,SS,LF,RF - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#270
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#198
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#157
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#125
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#167
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ SD	Joe Musgrove	#109
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, Apr 13th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Fri, May 22nd				vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, May 24th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Mon, Jul 27th				@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#79
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL

Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Jose Caballero (2026)

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