Who Should I Trade?

Jesse Scholtens for Yovanny Cruz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Jesse Scholtens SP,RP - TB	Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 953	# 750

Projections

Strikeouts	6	12
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.76	4.40
WHIP	1.37	1.49

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 129	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Jesse Scholtens SP,RP - TB	Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	3

Games Started	2	0

Innings Pitched	37.2	4.1

Wins	5	0

Losses	3	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	36	1

Earned Runs	16	0

Home Runs Allowed	8	0

Strikeouts	30	6

Walks	11	0

ERA	3.82	0.00

WHIP	1.25	0.23

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Jesse Scholtens SP,RP - TB	Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	15

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	7.5	11.4

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	8	10

Earned Runs	4	6

Home Runs Allowed	1	2

Strikeouts	6	12

Walks	2	6

ERA	4.76	4.40

WHIP	1.37	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Jesse Scholtens SP,RP - TB	Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY
News
	The Rays activated Jesse Scholtens from the injured list and optioned him to Triple-A. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd	The Yankees optioned RHP Yovanny Cruz to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st
	Jesse Scholtens (wrist) will begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jul 7th	Yovanny Cruz was called up by the Yankees ahead of Tuesday's game against the Tigers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 30th
	Jesse Scholtens threw a 20-pitch bullpen session on Monday and is scheduled to face hitters on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jun 9th	The Yankees are expected to option Yovanny Cruz to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Thu, May 21st
	Jesse Scholtens is scheduled to resume throwing next week. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 30th	The Yankees selected the contract of RHP Yovanny Cruz from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th
	The Rays placed Jesse Scholtens on the 15-day injured list with a right wrist strain. Ari Koslow Tue, May 26th	The Yankees have reassigned right-hander Yovanny Cruz to minor league camp. Brenton Kemp Sat, Mar 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Jesse Scholtens SP,RP - TB			Yovanny Cruz SP,RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#230	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#188
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#185
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#303	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#189
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#213
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#420	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#288
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#217
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#293
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#87	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#46
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#100	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#126
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#26	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#293	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#185
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#221
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#257
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#79	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#205	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#203
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#87	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#134	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#152	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#277	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#87
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#133	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#359
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#298
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#21	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#108
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#70
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#26	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#216	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#331
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#227	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#141
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#184
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#160	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#72
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#179
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#319	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#400	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#90
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#236	vs STL
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA			vs ATL
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR			@ BAL
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL			vs TOR
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL			vs TOR
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL			vs TOR
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET			vs HOU
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM			@ LAA
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs COL
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs NYM
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ MIN
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251
Mon, Apr 13th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#130
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Sat, May 9th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#160
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168
Mon, Jun 29th				vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49
Mon, Jul 27th				@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239
Thu, Aug 13th				vs SEA
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU
Mon, Sep 14th				@ MIN

Who Should I Trade?

Jesse Scholtens for Yovanny Cruz (2026)

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