Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Jose Fernandez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jose Fernandez 1B,3B,SS,DH - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 5	# 338
VBR	# 9	# 1169

Projections

Runs	19	3
Home Runs	5	0
RBI	16	3
Stolen Bases	7	1
Batting Average	.262	.240

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	# 273

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 18	# 464

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jose Fernandez 1B,3B,SS,DH - ARI
2026 Stats


At Bats	451	182

Runs	76	26

Hits	118	49

Singles	70	37

Doubles	22	9

Triples	5	0

Home Runs	21	3

RBI	58	16

Stolen Bases	22	9

Caught Stealing	8	2

Walks	54	11

Strikeouts	140	43

Batting Average	.262	.269

On Base Pct	.341	.314

Slugging Pct	.472	.368

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	.683

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jose Fernandez 1B,3B,SS,DH - ARI
2026 Projections


At Bats	114	30

Runs	19	3

Hits	30	7

Singles	18	5

Doubles	6	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	5	0

RBI	16	3

Stolen Bases	7	1

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	13	2

Strikeouts	35	8

Batting Average	.262	.240

On Base Pct	.343	.282

Slugging Pct	.463	.341

On-base Plus Slugging	.806	.624

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Jose Fernandez 1B,3B,SS,DH - ARI
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	The Diamondbacks recalled Jose Fernandez from Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	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 Diamondbacks optioned Jose Fernandez to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 5th
	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 Fernandez went 2-for-4 with a stolen base on Saturday as the Diamondbacks lost to the Rockies, 4-2. David Leisering Sun, May 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	Jose Fernandez went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and three runs scored on Sunday, helping the Diamondbacks to an 11-7 victory over the Padres. David Leisering Sun, Apr 26th
	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 Fernandez hit cleanup for the Diamondbacks on Sunday and went 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI as the Diamondbacks defeated the Phillies, 4-3, in Philadelphia. David Leisering Sun, Apr 12th
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			Jose Fernandez 1B,3B,SS,DH - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#193
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#419
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ SF
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Joe Musgrove	#92	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			@ HOU
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			@ KC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ KC
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ SD
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Mon, Apr 13th				@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd				vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sun, May 24th				vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Thu, Jun 4th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Mon, Jul 6th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Mon, Jul 27th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Thu, Aug 27th				@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Jose Fernandez (2026)

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