Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Tsung-Che Cheng (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
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	# 251

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Stats


At Bats	451	39

Runs	76	7

Hits	118	10

Singles	70	9

Doubles	22	1

Triples	5	0

Home Runs	21	0

RBI	58	5

Stolen Bases	22	0

Caught Stealing	8	2

Walks	54	4

Strikeouts	140	14

Batting Average	.262	.256

On Base Pct	.341	.318

Slugging Pct	.472	.282

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	.600

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
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	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
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 Red Sox optioned Tsung-Che Cheng to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	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 Red Sox recall INF Tsung-Che Cheng from Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 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	Cheng made his MLB debut with the Pirates last season, going hitless across seven plate appearances. The Red Sox claimed him off waivers from the Nationals last month. Bruno Mulé Thu, Mar 19th
	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	The Boston Red Sox claimed Tsung-Che Cheng off waivers from the Washington Nationals on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Feb 6th
	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 Nationals designated INF Tsung-Che Cheng for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Jan 30th
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			Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#414
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#51
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ NYY
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Joe Musgrove	#92	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#134
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			@ BAL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			vs KC
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			@ TB
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs CHC
Mon, Apr 13th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, May 22nd				vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, May 24th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Thu, May 28th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Thu, Jun 18th				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Thu, Jun 25th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Mon, Jul 27th				@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64

Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Tsung-Che Cheng (2026)

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