Who Should I Trade?

Kevin Kelly for Omar Cruz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB	Omar Cruz RP - SD
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 231	‐
VBR	# 445	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	19	1
Wins	1	0
Saves	1	0
ERA	3.98	3.96
WHIP	1.28	1.32

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 207	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 220	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB	Omar Cruz RP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	42	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	46.1	‐

Wins	5	‐

Losses	3	‐

Saves	4	‐

Blown Saves	2	‐

Holds	19	‐

Hits Allowed	33	‐

Earned Runs	12	‐

Home Runs Allowed	4	‐

Strikeouts	34	‐

Walks	8	‐

ERA	2.33	‐

WHIP	0.88	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB	Omar Cruz RP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	25	13

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	22.6	1.1

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	7	0

Hits Allowed	22	1

Earned Runs	10	1

Home Runs Allowed	3	0

Strikeouts	19	1

Walks	6	1

ERA	3.98	3.96

WHIP	1.28	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB	Omar Cruz RP - SD
News
	Kevin Kelly pitched a scoreless ninth inning in Sunday's 4-3 win over the Washington Nationals to earn his third save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jun 21st	Omar Cruz has signed a minor league contract with the San Diego Padres. The deal presumably includes an invite to spring training. David Leisering Wed, Jan 14th
	Kevin Kelly recorded his second save of the season in Sunday’s 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins, tossing a 1-2-3 10th inning. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Apr 5th
	Kevin Kelly was called upon to record the final out against Blake Perkins and secured the save on five pitches, inducing a game-ending groundout to preserve a 3-2 win for the Tampa Bay Rays over the Milwaukee Brewers and earn his first save of the season. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Mar 31st
	Kevin Kelly and the Tampa Bay Rays agreed to a $925K contract in 2026 to avoid arbitration. David Leisering Sat, Jan 10th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kevin Kelly RP - TB			Omar Cruz RP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#109	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#193
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)	#289	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#101	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#191	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#308	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#24	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#237
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#210	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#123	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#141
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#265
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#197
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#243
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#423	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#433
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#89	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#170
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#365	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#208
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#26	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#101
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#210
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#57	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-4)	#87
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#82	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#200
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#300	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#163
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#244	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#193
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#109
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#88
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#244	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#7
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#171
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#56	vs ATH	Luis Medina (2-1)	#254
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#41	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#10
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#307	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#265	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#43	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#63
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#182
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#296
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#51
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#96	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#178	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#62
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#187	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#53	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#206
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#102
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#59	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#23
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (5-3)	#133	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#147
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#427	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#307
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#105	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#69
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#300	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#78	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#132
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#293	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#66	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#150	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#17
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#151
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#295	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#185
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#170	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#226	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#154	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#22	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#136	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-6)	#20	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#72
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#65	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#170
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#30	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (2-1)	#222	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#115
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#67	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#83
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#93	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-0)	#215	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#140
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#148	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#424
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#32	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#79
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#9	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#128
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#19	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#91
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#166	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#185
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#80	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#6
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-5)	#74	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#60
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#48
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#40	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#106
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX			vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#428
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#35	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-1)	#252
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX			vs SF
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS			vs SF
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS			vs SF
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS			vs SF
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL			@ ARI
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL			@ ARI
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA			vs HOU
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA			vs HOU
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA			vs HOU
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH			vs MIL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL			@ NYM
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR			@ NYM
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL			vs MIN
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET			vs PIT
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET			vs PIT
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD			@ TB
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD			@ TB
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD			@ TB
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM			@ CIN
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ SF
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#28
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#243
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Sat, May 9th				vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Thu, May 14th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#55
Sat, May 23rd				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#143
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#27
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ARI
Mon, Sep 7th				vs WSH
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL

Who Should I Trade?

Kevin Kelly for Omar Cruz (2026)

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