Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Jose Butto (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 264	‐
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Projections

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Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 205	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 306	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Jose Butto SP,RP - SF
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	54.2	2.0

Wins	4	0

Losses	6	0

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	6	0

Holds	19	0

Hits Allowed	41	6

Earned Runs	19	5

Home Runs Allowed	7	2

Strikeouts	67	5

Walks	32	4

ERA	3.13	22.50

WHIP	1.34	5.00

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Jose Butto SP,RP - SF
2026 Projections


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Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Jose Butto SP,RP - SF
News
	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	Jose Butto threw a bullpen session on September 1. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 7th
	Fernando Cruz is seeking a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a torn UCL. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Jose Butto continues to throw on flat ground out to 120 feet. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	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	The Giants transferred Jose Butto to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 21st
	The Yankees placed Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	José Buttó underwent surgery Friday to remove a blood clot from his right armpit and will miss 5-6 months. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
	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	José Buttó underwent surgery Friday to remove a blood clot from his right armpit. Ari Koslow Sat, Apr 18th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY			Jose Butto SP,RP - SF
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#19	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#14
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#10
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#45
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#215	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#60
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#77
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#128	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#56	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13	@ BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#156
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#89
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#355
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#182	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#158
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#39
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#15
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#54
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#167	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#61
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#291	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#258
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#69
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#156	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#232	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#244
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#9	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-9)	#69	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#147
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#4	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#110
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#36	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#2
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#39
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#53	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#128
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#280	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#153
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#115	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-4)	#56	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#314
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#79
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#57	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#40
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#211	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#369
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#82	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#75
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#114
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#285	@ MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#223
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#196
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#243
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#285	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#142
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#115	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#187
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CHC	Ryan Rolison
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#229
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#129
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#308	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#219
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#139	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#135
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#50
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#68	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#128
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#296
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#37	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#47	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#68	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#66
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#350
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#43	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#369
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#25	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#22
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#32	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#125
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#101	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (15-5)	#13	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#362	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-5)	#369
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#35	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#72
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#64
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#137
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#117
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#132	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#237
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#7	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#30
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#314	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#289
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#171	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#17
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#136	vs MIL	Thomas Pannone (0-1)	#178
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#83	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#265
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#20	@ SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#147
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#92	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#259	@ SD	Kyle Hart (1-3)	#278
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#227
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#34
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-5)	#96
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#41	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#155
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-2)	#207
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#257	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#86
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#23
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#72	vs HOU	Bryan King
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-10)	#12
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#359
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#188	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#161
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#354
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#46
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#88	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#24
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#16
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#134	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#30	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#47
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#216	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#355
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#287	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#192
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#103	vs ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#104	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#288
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#28
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#194	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#117	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#27	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#123
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#225	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#44
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#157
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#73
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#354	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#210
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#377	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#374
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#44	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#71
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#157	vs SD	Michael King (12-9)	#59
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#73	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#60
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#210
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#122
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#105
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#76	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#15
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#66	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#38	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#78
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#108
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#32	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#26
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#49
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#36	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-1)	#15
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#202	vs LAD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#58	vs LAD
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#92
Mon, Apr 6th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#195
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#132
Thu, May 14th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#95
Sat, May 23rd				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#129
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#98
Sat, Jun 6th				@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sat, Jul 18th				@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Tue, Jul 21st				@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Aug 10th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#103
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#62
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#219
Mon, Sep 7th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#113
Mon, Sep 21st				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#97

Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Jose Butto (2026)

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