Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Kade Strowd (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 264	‐
VBR	‐	# 890

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	2
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.46
WHIP	‐	1.49

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 205	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 306	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	2

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	54.2	2.2

Wins	4	0

Losses	6	0

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	6	0

Holds	19	0

Hits Allowed	41	2

Earned Runs	19	1

Home Runs Allowed	7	0

Strikeouts	67	1

Walks	32	5

ERA	3.13	3.38

WHIP	1.34	2.63

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	3

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	1.9

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	2

Earned Runs	‐	1

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	2

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	4.46

WHIP	‐	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Kade Strowd RP - ARI
News
	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	The Diamondbacks optioned RHP Kade Strowd to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 9th
	Fernando Cruz is seeking a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a torn UCL. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st	Kade Strowd was recalled from Triple-A Reno ahead of Tuesday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Sep 8th
	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 Diamondbacks optioned RHP Kade Strowd to Triple-A Reno. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	The Yankees placed Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	The Diamondbacks recalled Kade Strowd from Triple-A Reno. 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	The D-backs have optioned right-hander Kade Strowd to Triple-A Reno. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jun 6th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY			Kade Strowd RP - ARI
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#225
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#49	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#159	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ NYM	David Peterson (8-8)	#93
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#160	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#234
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#231
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201	vs CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#259	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#270
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#175
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#171	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#299	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#256
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#256	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#231	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#388
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#394
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)	#346	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#21
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#328
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#125
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (5-7)	#115
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#254
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#33	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#254	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#35	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#47	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#270
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#154
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#353	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#353
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#185	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#242	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (8-8)	#93	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-8)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#326
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#165	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#231	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#126	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#141	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#218	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#64
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-5)	#62
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#78	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#302
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#341
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#102
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#218
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#390	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#329
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#142
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#13
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			@ SD
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)	#69
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, May 23rd				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112
Sat, Jun 6th				vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#272
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334
Mon, Jun 15th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147
Sat, Jul 18th				vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Tue, Jul 21st				vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#390
Mon, Aug 17th				@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72

Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Kade Strowd (2026)

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