Who Should I Trade?

George Lombard for Tsung-Che Cheng (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
Expert Recommendation	67% Recommended by 2 of 3 experts	33% Recommended by 1 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 255	‐
VBR	# 270	‐

Projections

Runs	13	‐
Home Runs	2	‐
RBI	12	‐
Stolen Bases	3	‐
Batting Average	.229	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 168	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 174	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 251

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Stats


At Bats	59	39

Runs	12	7

Hits	17	10

Singles	14	9

Doubles	1	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	5	5

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	6	4

Strikeouts	17	14

Batting Average	.288	.256

On Base Pct	.349	.318

Slugging Pct	.407	.282

On-base Plus Slugging	.755	.600

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Projections


At Bats	99	‐

Runs	13	‐

Hits	23	‐

Singles	15	‐

Doubles	5	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	12	‐

Stolen Bases	3	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	11	‐

Strikeouts	30	‐

Batting Average	.229	‐

On Base Pct	.314	‐

Slugging Pct	.353	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.668	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
News
	George Lombard Jr. went 1-for-3 in a win over the Blue Jays with one run scored and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	The Red Sox optioned Tsung-Che Cheng to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	George Lombard Jr. went 2-for-3 in a win over the Braves with a home run, one RBI, one walk, and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	The Red Sox recall INF Tsung-Che Cheng from Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	George Lombard Jr. went 1-for-2 in a 2-0 win over the Cardinals with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 5th	Cheng made his MLB debut with the Pirates last season, going hitless across seven plate appearances. The Red Sox claimed him off waivers from the Nationals last month. Bruno Mulé Thu, Mar 19th
	George Lombard Jr. is in the lineup for the New York Yankees against the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th	The Boston Red Sox claimed Tsung-Che Cheng off waivers from the Washington Nationals on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Feb 6th
	George Lombard Jr. has been called up from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre by the New York Yankees according to Jack Curry. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 4th	The Nationals designated INF Tsung-Che Cheng for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Jan 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	George Lombard 2B,3B,SS - NYY			Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#29
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#234	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#216
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#310
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#195	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#398	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#414
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#96
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#192
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#180	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#239
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#56
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#22	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#73	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-2)	#79	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#148
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#337	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#431
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#87
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#243	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#253
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#132	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#393	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	@ ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#352
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#182	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#191
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#161	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#209
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#282
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#159	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (3-1)	#80
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#124	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS			@ NYY
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#241	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#105	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD			@ BAL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD			@ BAL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD			@ BAL
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 (6-9)	#98
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Mon, Apr 6th				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 20th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Thu, May 14th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, May 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Thu, May 28th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 18th				vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-4)	#51
Thu, Aug 6th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#184
Mon, Aug 17th				vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Mon, Aug 24th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Mon, Sep 7th				vs LAA
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TEX

Who Should I Trade?

George Lombard for Tsung-Che Cheng (2026)

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