Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Jordan Hicks (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Jordan Hicks SP,RP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 264	‐
VBR	‐	# 687

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	1
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	3.88
WHIP	‐	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 205	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 306	# 395

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Jordan Hicks SP,RP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	52

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	54.2	47.0

Wins	4	3

Losses	6	2

Saves	2	1

Blown Saves	6	2

Holds	19	10

Hits Allowed	41	41

Earned Runs	19	21

Home Runs Allowed	7	4

Strikeouts	67	62

Walks	32	33

ERA	3.13	4.02

WHIP	1.34	1.57

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Jordan Hicks SP,RP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	2

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	1.2

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	1

Earned Runs	‐	1

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	1

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	3.88

WHIP	‐	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Jordan Hicks SP,RP - CWS
News
	The Yankees transferred RHP Fernando Cruz to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 26th	The White Sox activated RHP Jordan Hicks from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Fernando Cruz is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 23rd	Jordan Hicks will begin a rehab assignment on Saturday with Triple-A Charlotte. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 12th
	Fernando Cruz has not resumed throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 22nd	The White Sox placed Jordan Hicks on the 15-day injured list with a lat strain. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	Jordan Hicks walked one and struck out one over 1 1/3 scoreless innings in Monday’s win over Marlins Chris Schommer Tue, Mar 31st
	Fernando Cruz is seeking a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a torn UCL. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	The Chicago White Sox have acquired right-hander Jordan Hicks from the Boston Red Sox. Brenton Kemp Sun, Feb 1st
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			Jordan Hicks SP,RP - CWS
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#143
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (7-1)	#271
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#260	@ KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#75
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)		vs TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#260
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#147
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#190
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#170	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#231	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#266
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#59	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#124
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#211	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#134
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#98
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#78
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#146	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#231
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#71
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#101
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#95
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#136	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#196
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#63	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#71
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#12	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#134	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (7-1)	#271	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#118	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa (1-0)	#257	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#196
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224	vs PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#111	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#202
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#42	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#250
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#163	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#58	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#239
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194
Thu, Mar 26th				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sun, Mar 29th				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Mon, Apr 6th				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Thu, May 14th				vs KC	Kris Bubic (4-2)	#75
Sat, May 23rd				@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Thu, May 28th				vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sat, Jun 6th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#159
Sat, Jul 18th				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Tue, Jul 21st				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82
Thu, Aug 6th				@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Mon, Aug 24th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Thu, Sep 17th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Sat, Sep 26th				vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#283

Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Jordan Hicks (2026)

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