Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Xander Bogaerts (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Xander Bogaerts SS - SD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 5	# 120
VBR	# 9	# 112

Projections

Runs	19	13
Home Runs	5	3
RBI	16	12
Stolen Bases	7	3
Batting Average	.262	.263

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 4	# 112

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 5	# 118

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 5	# 161

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 10	# 116

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 8	# 97

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 18	# 181

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Xander Bogaerts SS - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	451	430

Runs	76	50

Hits	118	94

Singles	70	70

Doubles	22	13

Triples	5	0

Home Runs	21	11

RBI	58	47

Stolen Bases	22	17

Caught Stealing	8	1

Walks	54	62

Strikeouts	140	88

Batting Average	.262	.219

On Base Pct	.341	.319

Slugging Pct	.472	.326

On-base Plus Slugging	.814	.645

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Xander Bogaerts SS - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	114	102

Runs	19	13

Hits	30	27

Singles	18	19

Doubles	6	5

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	5	3

RBI	16	12

Stolen Bases	7	3

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	13	11

Strikeouts	35	20

Batting Average	.262	.263

On Base Pct	.343	.338

Slugging Pct	.463	.397

On-base Plus Slugging	.806	.735

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Elly De La Cruz SS,DH - CIN	Xander Bogaerts SS - SD
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	Xander Bogaerts left Wednesday's game early with an apparent hamstring injury. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	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	Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 7-5 win over the Guardians on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 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	Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 4-3 win over the Brewers on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
	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	Xander Bogaerts is in the Padres lineup on Wednesday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	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	Xander Bogaerts expects to be back in the Padres lineup on Wednesday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
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			Xander Bogaerts SS - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#410
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#410
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#279	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#367	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#328
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#167
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#198
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#237	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD			@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR			vs ARI
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Fri, May 22nd				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Sun, May 24th				vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#168
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Mon, Jul 6th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Mon, Aug 10th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30

Who Should I Trade?

Elly De La Cruz for Xander Bogaerts (2026)

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