Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Hoby Milner (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Hoby Milner RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 254	# 349
VBR	‐	# 693

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	2
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.21
WHIP	‐	1.32

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	DFA

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 185	# 312

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 306	# 388

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Hoby Milner RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	38

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	54.2	35.2

Wins	4	1

Losses	6	0

Saves	2	1

Blown Saves	6	2

Holds	19	6

Hits Allowed	41	34

Earned Runs	19	14

Home Runs Allowed	7	4

Strikeouts	67	18

Walks	32	9

ERA	3.13	3.53

WHIP	1.34	1.21

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Hoby Milner RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	4

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	2.7

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	3

Earned Runs	‐	1

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	2

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	4.21

WHIP	‐	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Hoby Milner RP - CHC
News
	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	Hoby Milner is scheduled to make his next rehab appearance on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	The Yankees placed Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Hoby Milner continued his rehab assignment on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	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	Hoby Milner began a rehab assignment on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
		Cubs left-hander Hoby Milner (appendicitis) is scheduled to throw a live batting practice session on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th
		Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Hoby Milner is on track to return in early August. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY			Hoby Milner RP - CHC
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#325	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#178	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ MIL
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ BOS
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Mar 29th				vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Thu, May 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, May 23rd				vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Jun 6th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Mon, Jun 15th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Sat, Jul 18th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Jul 21st				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98

Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Hoby Milner (2026)

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