Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Hunter Gaddis (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 264	# 329
VBR	# 820	# 477

Projections

Strikeouts	2	5
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.42	3.59
WHIP	1.15	1.18

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 205	# 268

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 306	# 383

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	61

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	54.2	53.2

Wins	4	4

Losses	6	3

Saves	2	1

Blown Saves	6	3

Holds	19	28

Hits Allowed	41	44

Earned Runs	19	16

Home Runs Allowed	7	5

Strikeouts	67	51

Walks	32	21

ERA	3.13	2.68

WHIP	1.34	1.21

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	1.7	5.6

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	1	5

Earned Runs	1	2

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	2	5

Walks	1	2

ERA	3.42	3.59

WHIP	1.15	1.18

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE
News
	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	Hunter Gaddis struck out two while allowing one hit on 16 pitches in a scoreless frame to earn the save in Thursday's 3-1 win over the Tigers. Matthew Adam Fri, May 22nd
	Fernando Cruz is seeking a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a torn UCL. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	The Guardians activated RHP Hunter Gaddis from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 13th
	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	Guardians right-hander Hunter Gaddis (forearm) is with the team for their road trip and could be activated at some point during the trip. Brenton Kemp Mon, Apr 13th
	The Yankees placed Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Hunter Gaddis made a rehab appearance on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 29th
	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	The Guardians have placed right-hander Hunter Gaddis on the 15-day injured list due to a right forearm strain. Brenton Kemp Wed, Mar 25th
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			Hunter Gaddis RP - CLE
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#20
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#16
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#110
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#180	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#42
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#245	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#365	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#160
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#180
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#42	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#191	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#52	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#81
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#252	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#15
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#49
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#49
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#94
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#309
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#200
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#299	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#109	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#172	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#158
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#110
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#81
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-2)	#214
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#253
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#173	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#225
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#321
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#122	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#161
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#169
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#234
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#148
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#321	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#77
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#27
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#151
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#114	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#48	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ KC
Thu, Mar 26th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Sun, Mar 29th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Mon, Apr 6th				vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Mon, Apr 20th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Sat, May 23rd				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Sat, Jul 18th				vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#84
Tue, Jul 21st				vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#249
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Thu, Aug 6th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Mon, Aug 24th				@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#373
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Mon, Sep 7th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#42

Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Hunter Gaddis (2026)

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