Who Should I Trade?

Jake Cronenworth for Rafael Flores (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 243	‐
VBR	# 285	‐

Projections

Runs	22	‐
Home Runs	4	‐
RBI	18	‐
Stolen Bases	2	‐
Batting Average	.232	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 239	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 243	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 187	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 359	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
2026 Stats


At Bats	191	19

Runs	26	2

Hits	41	4

Singles	33	2

Doubles	5	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	14	2

Stolen Bases	5	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	22	4

Strikeouts	48	3

Batting Average	.215	.211

On Base Pct	.309	.348

Slugging Pct	.288	.421

On-base Plus Slugging	.597	.769

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
2026 Projections


At Bats	158	‐

Runs	22	‐

Hits	37	‐

Singles	24	‐

Doubles	7	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	4	‐

RBI	18	‐

Stolen Bases	2	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	20	‐

Strikeouts	37	‐

Batting Average	.232	‐

On Base Pct	.328	‐

Slugging Pct	.368	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.695	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD	Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
News
	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	The Pirates activated C/1B Rafael Flores Jr. from the 7-day concussion injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st
	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	Rafael Flores resumed baseball activities Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	The Padres have activated infielder Jake Cronenworth off the concussion injured list. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th	Rafael Flores will be going on the 10-day IL with a concussion. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th
	Jake Cronenworth will begin his rehab assignment at Triple-A El Paso on Friday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th	The Pittsburgh Pirates have recalled Rafael Flores from Triple-A Indianapolis. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 8th
	Jake Cronenworth is getting close to starting a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 22nd	The Pirates optioned C/1B Rafael Flores Jr. to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jake Cronenworth 1B,2B,SS - SD			Rafael Flores C,1B - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#350
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#334
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#101
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#257
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#290
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#122	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#257	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#67
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (2-3)	#223	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#93
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#226
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#261
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#267
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#297	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#194
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#98
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#202
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#303
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#306
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#322
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#91
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (1-0)	#434	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#154
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#236	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-2)	#179	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#36
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#281	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU			vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#143
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL			@ MIA
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL			@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM			vs DET
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM			vs DET
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM			vs DET
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT			@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT			@ SD
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT			@ SD
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB			@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB			@ STL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB			@ STL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN			vs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN			vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			@ CHC
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			@ DET
Sun, Mar 29th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Mon, Apr 13th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Fri, Apr 24th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#162
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Thu, Aug 13th				@ MIA
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS

Who Should I Trade?

Jake Cronenworth for Rafael Flores (2026)

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