Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Gregory Soto (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Gregory Soto RP - PIT	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 91	# 264
VBR	# 421	# 820

Projections

Strikeouts	6	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	1	0
ERA	3.69	3.42
WHIP	1.35	1.15

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 89	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 76	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 81	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 136	# 205

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 161	# 306

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gregory Soto RP - PIT	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	63	61

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	62.1	54.2

Wins	6	4

Losses	5	6

Saves	14	2

Blown Saves	6	6

Holds	12	19

Hits Allowed	43	41

Earned Runs	23	19

Home Runs Allowed	5	7

Strikeouts	73	67

Walks	26	32

ERA	3.32	3.13

WHIP	1.11	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gregory Soto RP - PIT	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.1	1.7

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	5	1

Earned Runs	2	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	6	2

Walks	2	1

ERA	3.69	3.42

WHIP	1.35	1.15

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gregory Soto RP - PIT	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
News
	Gregory Soto threw a clean inning for the save on Saturday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	Gregory Soto recorded the save in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd	Fernando Cruz is seeking a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a torn UCL. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Gregory Soto earned the save in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Fernando Cruz has been diagnosed with a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
	Gregory Soto allowed three runs in a blown save and loss on Saturday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th	The Yankees placed Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th
	Gregory Soto tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 10th save of the season and to preserve a 3-2 victory over the Marlins on Saturday. David Leisering Sun, Jun 14th	Fernando Cruz and the New York Yankees have avoided arbitration and the righthander is scheduled to make $1.45 million in 2026. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Gregory Soto RP - PIT			Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#20
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (4-4)	#399	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#258	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#180
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#245
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#365
Mon, May 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#114	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#78	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#42
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#191
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#52
Mon, May 18th				vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#110	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#287	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#252
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#309	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#16	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#181	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#299
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Jul 10th				@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th				vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#109
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#59	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#172
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#114	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#110
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#348	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#148	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#173
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#10	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#122
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#136	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#20	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#321
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-1)	#194	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#59	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39
Mon, Sep 14th				@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#391	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#114
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs BAL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#52
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#369
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#283
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#268
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51

Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Gregory Soto (2026)

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