Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Luke Williams (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 5	‐
VBR	# 9	‐

Projections

Runs	19	‐
Home Runs	5	‐
RBI	16	‐
Stolen Bases	7	‐
Batting Average	.262	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

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	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 18	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Luke Williams 2B,SS - ATL
2026 Stats


At Bats	447	0

Runs	76	0

Hits	117	0

Singles	70	0

Doubles	21	0

Triples	5	0

Home Runs	21	0

RBI	58	0

Stolen Bases	22	0

Caught Stealing	8	0

Walks	54	1

Strikeouts	140	0

Batting Average	.262	‐

On Base Pct	.342	1.000

Slugging Pct	.472	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Luke Williams 2B,SS - ATL
2026 Projections


At Bats	114	‐

Runs	19	‐

Hits	30	‐

Singles	18	‐

Doubles	6	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	5	‐

RBI	16	‐

Stolen Bases	7	‐

Caught Stealing	2	‐

Walks	13	‐

Strikeouts	35	‐

Batting Average	.262	‐

On Base Pct	.343	‐

Slugging Pct	.463	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.806	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Luke Williams 2B,SS - ATL
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 Braves re-signed INF/OF Luke Williams to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	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	Luke Williams elected free agency. Ari Koslow Wed, Apr 15th
	Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-5 in a win over the Athletics with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th	Luke Williams had his contract selected by the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. The utilityman will be on the active roster while Michael Harris II is on the paternity list. Lefthander Danny Young was placed on the 60-day IL to make room for Williams on the 40-man roster. David Leisering Sat, Apr 11th
	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	Utility infielder Luke Williams has been reassigned to minor league camp by the Atlanta Braves. David Leisering Fri, Mar 20th
	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	The Braves signed Luke Williams to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Sat, Jan 24th
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			Luke Williams 2B,SS - ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#262
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#263
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-5)	#156	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			@ PHI
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			@ PHI
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			vs TB
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs PHI
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs PHI
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs PHI
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			@ HOU
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			@ HOU
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			@ HOU
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			vs CIN
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			vs CIN
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			vs CIN
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ MIA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Mon, Apr 13th				vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Thu, May 21st				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Fri, May 22nd				vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Sun, May 24th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Thu, May 28th				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22
Thu, Jun 4th				vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#162
Mon, Jul 27th				@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Mon, Aug 10th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Thu, Aug 27th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Thu, Sep 10th				vs TB

Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Luke Williams (2026)

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