Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Ryan Ritter (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 5	‐
VBR	# 5	# 1176

Projections

Runs	18	3
Home Runs	5	1
RBI	15	3
Stolen Bases	7	0
Batting Average	.258	.252

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	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 18	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Ryan Ritter 2B,SS - COL
2026 Stats


At Bats	457	15

Runs	77	2

Hits	121	3

Singles	72	3

Doubles	23	0

Triples	5	0

Home Runs	21	0

RBI	58	1

Stolen Bases	23	0

Caught Stealing	8	0

Walks	54	1

Strikeouts	140	5

Batting Average	.265	.200

On Base Pct	.343	.250

Slugging Pct	.475	.200

On-base Plus Slugging	.818	.450

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Ryan Ritter 2B,SS - COL
2026 Projections


At Bats	107	26

Runs	18	3

Hits	28	7

Singles	16	5

Doubles	5	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	5	1

RBI	15	3

Stolen Bases	7	0

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	12	2

Strikeouts	34	8

Batting Average	.258	.252

On Base Pct	.339	.323

Slugging Pct	.461	.389

On-base Plus Slugging	.800	.712

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Ryan Ritter 2B,SS - COL
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 Rockies recalled INF Ryan Ritter from Triple-A Albuquerque. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd
	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 Rockies sent Ryan Ritter to the ACL on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th
	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 Rockies optioned INF/OF Ryan Ritter to Triple-A Albuquerque. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 2nd
	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	Ritter played 60 games in 2025, dividing his time equally between second base and shortstop. Colorado's offseason acquisitions of Willi Castro and Edouard Julien have altered the middle infield landscape. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 7th
	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
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			Ryan Ritter 2B,SS - COL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#396
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#280
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#360
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#198	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#428
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#157	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#181
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ WSH	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214
Thu, May 21st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Fri, May 22nd				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sun, May 24th				@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Thu, Jun 11th				vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Mon, Jul 6th				@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Thu, Aug 27th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY

Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Ryan Ritter (2026)

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