Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Zack Kelly (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 254	‐
VBR	‐	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	‐
Wins	‐	‐
Saves	‐	‐
ERA	‐	‐
WHIP	‐	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 185	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 306	# 482

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
2026 Stats


Games Played	61	17

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	54.2	16.1

Wins	4	0

Losses	6	2

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	6	1

Holds	19	3

Hits Allowed	41	14

Earned Runs	19	6

Home Runs Allowed	7	1

Strikeouts	67	14

Walks	32	7

ERA	3.13	3.31

WHIP	1.34	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	‐

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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	Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
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	The Red Sox placed Zack Kelly on the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	The Yankees placed Fernando Cruz on the 15-day injured list with right elbow discomfort. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	The Red Sox officially optioned Zack Kelly to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Fri, May 22nd
	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 Red Sox optioned Zack Kelly to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st
		Zack Kelly has been called up from Triple-A. Vince DiSilvio Fri, Apr 3rd
		The Red Sox optioned RHP Zack Kelly to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
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			Zack Kelly SP,RP - BOS
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#375
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#261
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#325	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#206	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#433
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#191
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#178	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM			vs KC
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI			@ TB
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL			vs CHC
Thu, Mar 26th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Mon, Apr 6th				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 20th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Thu, May 14th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, May 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Thu, May 28th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 18th				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Thu, Aug 6th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Mon, Aug 24th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Mon, Sep 7th				vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TEX

Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Zack Kelly (2026)

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