Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Justin Topa (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 264	‐
VBR	# 820	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	2	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.42	‐
WHIP	1.15	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	FA

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 205	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 306	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Justin Topa RP - FA
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	25

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	54.2	22.0

Wins	4	0

Losses	6	1

Saves	2	2

Blown Saves	6	0

Holds	19	4

Hits Allowed	41	31

Earned Runs	19	17

Home Runs Allowed	7	4

Strikeouts	67	15

Walks	32	12

ERA	3.13	6.95

WHIP	1.34	1.95

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Justin Topa RP - FA
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	1.7	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	1	‐

Earned Runs	1	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	3.42	‐

WHIP	1.15	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Justin Topa RP - FA
News
	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	The Yankees re-signed RHP Justin Topa to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Fernando Cruz is seeking a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a torn UCL. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Justin Topa elected free agency. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 31st
	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 Yankees designated RHP Justin Topa for assignment. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th
	The Yankees placed Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	The Yankees selected the contract of RHP Justin Topa from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	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 Yankees signed Justin Topa to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY			Justin Topa RP - FA
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#198
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#180
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#245
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#365
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#129
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#191
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#252
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#299
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#27
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#172
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#173
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#122
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#321
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Justin Topa (2026)

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