Who Should I Trade?

Jake Cronenworth for Nick Gonzales (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 139	# 246
VBR	# 114	# 277

Projections

Runs	12	12
Home Runs	2	2
RBI	11	10
Stolen Bases	1	1
Batting Average	.281	.230

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 141	# 233

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 133	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 206	# 243

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 109	# 193

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 127	# 359

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
2026 Stats


At Bats	478	283

Runs	66	35

Hits	146	64

Singles	117	50

Doubles	22	10

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	6	4

RBI	56	25

Stolen Bases	7	7

Caught Stealing	2	1

Walks	36	31

Strikeouts	88	74

Batting Average	.305	.226

On Base Pct	.366	.314

Slugging Pct	.393	.304

On-base Plus Slugging	.759	.617

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
2026 Projections


At Bats	93	87

Runs	12	12

Hits	26	20

Singles	19	14

Doubles	5	4

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	2	2

RBI	11	10

Stolen Bases	1	1

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	7	11

Strikeouts	19	21

Batting Average	.281	.230

On Base Pct	.337	.325

Slugging Pct	.407	.353

On-base Plus Slugging	.744	.678

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
News
	Nick Gonzales is back in the Pirates lineup on Monday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Jake Cronenworth went 1-for-5 with a home run in the Padres 5-0 win over the Guardians on Sunday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Nick Gonzales is not in the Pirates lineup on Sunday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 16th	Jake Cronenworth went 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 4-1 win over the Diamondbacks on Friday. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 8th
	Nick Gonzales is not in Friday's starting lineup but available off the bench if needed. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sat, Aug 15th	Jake Cronenworth went 1-for-5 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 12-7 loss against the Dodgers on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Nick Gonzales was pulled from Friday’s game against the Red Sox after being hit in the helmet by a pitch. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	The Padres have activated infielder Jake Cronenworth off the concussion injured list. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th
	Nick Gonzales went 1-for-5 with three RBI in the Pirates 9-0 win over the Mets on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Jake Cronenworth will begin his rehab assignment at Triple-A El Paso on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Gonzales 2B,3B,SS - PIT			Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#308
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, May 4th				@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Mon, May 18th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#159
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jul 6th				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Fri, Jul 10th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#156	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Jul 21st				@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Mon, Aug 10th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Mon, Aug 31st				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Mon, Sep 7th				vs WSH	DJ Herz	#294
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs ARI
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Jake Cronenworth for Nick Gonzales (2026)

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