Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Yariel Rodriguez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 254	‐
VBR	‐	# 899

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	2
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	3.85
WHIP	‐	1.45

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 185	# 424

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 306	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Yariel Rodriguez RP - TOR
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	10

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	54.2	9.1

Wins	4	0

Losses	6	1

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	6	1

Holds	19	1

Hits Allowed	41	12

Earned Runs	19	8

Home Runs Allowed	7	2

Strikeouts	67	6

Walks	32	7

ERA	3.13	7.71

WHIP	1.34	2.04

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Yariel Rodriguez RP - TOR
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	4

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	2.1

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	‐	3.85

WHIP	‐	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Yariel Rodriguez RP - TOR
News
	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	Yariel Rodriguez cleared waivers on Friday and was assigned to Triple-A Buffalo. Diego Sandoval Fri, Jun 12th
	The Yankees placed Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	The Blue Jays designated Yariel Rodriguez for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th
	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	Yariel Rodriguez will fill a 1-2 inning role out of Blue Jays bullpen. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th
		The Blue Jays selected the contract of Yariel Rodriguez. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th
		The Blue Jays are calling right-hander Yariel Rodríguez back up to the majors. Ari Koslow Sun, May 10th
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			Yariel Rodriguez RP - TOR
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ CWS	Grant Taylor (7-2)	#33
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#217	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ DET	Brenan Hanifee
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	@ SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#326	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#145	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ WSH	Eddy Yean (0-1)	#305
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#121	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#181	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			@ ATH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			@ ATH
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs BAL
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN			vs DET
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			vs DET
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ TEX
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ TEX
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			@ BAL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			@ BAL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sun, Mar 29th				vs ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Mon, Apr 6th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, Apr 20th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, May 23rd				vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, May 28th				@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sat, Jun 6th				vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sat, Jul 18th				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Tue, Jul 21st				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Sep 7th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Sep 21st				@ BAL

Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Yariel Rodriguez (2026)

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