Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Ryan Thompson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 264	# 356
VBR	‐	‐

Projections

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Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 205	# 331

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 306	# 382

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	46

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	54.2	40.2

Wins	4	4

Losses	6	2

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	6	1

Holds	19	7

Hits Allowed	41	50

Earned Runs	19	19

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	67	29

Walks	32	13

ERA	3.13	4.20

WHIP	1.34	1.55

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
2026 Projections


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Innings Pitched	‐	‐

Wins	‐	‐

Losses	‐	‐

Saves	‐	‐

Blown Saves	‐	‐

Holds	‐	‐

Hits Allowed	‐	‐

Earned Runs	‐	‐

Home Runs Allowed	‐	‐

Strikeouts	‐	‐

Walks	‐	‐

ERA	‐	‐

WHIP	‐	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
News
	Fernando Cruz is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 23rd	Ryan Thompson struck out two in a hitless inning for Triple-A Ren on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 21st
	Fernando Cruz has not resumed throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 22nd	Ryan Thompson is ineligible to pitch again in the regular season. Ari Koslow Mon, Sep 7th
	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	The Diamondbacks transferred RHP Ryan Thompson to the 60-day injured list. 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	The Diamondbacks placed Ryan Thompson on the 15-day injured list with a strained lower back. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th
	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	Ryan Thompson and the Arizona Diamondbacks have come to an agreement on a $3.95 million salary for the 2026 season, avoiding arbitration. David Leisering Fri, Jan 9th
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			Ryan Thompson RP - ARI
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#216
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
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 (9-9)	#119
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#207	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)	#177
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72	vs CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (9-4)	#186
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#185	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#250	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#50
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#235
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#78
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#235	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#329
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#340
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#8
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#313
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#59
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#317
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#203
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)		@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#229	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#26
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#160	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#253	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#165	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#50
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#68	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#297
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-1)	#272
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#169
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#165
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#236
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#144	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#78
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#47	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#143	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-2)	#249
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#287
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Thu, Mar 26th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, May 23rd				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Mon, Jun 1st				vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98
Sat, Jun 6th				vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#214
Thu, Jun 11th				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136
Mon, Jun 15th				vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Sat, Jul 18th				vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Tue, Jul 21st				vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Mon, Aug 10th				vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192
Mon, Aug 17th				@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Mon, Sep 7th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sat, Sep 26th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139

Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Ryan Thompson (2026)

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