Who Should I Trade?

Mike Tauchman for Oneil Cruz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT	Mike Tauchman LF,CF,RF - FA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 78	‐
VBR	# 130	# 1298

Projections

Runs	18	2
Home Runs	6	0
RBI	17	2
Stolen Bases	7	0
Batting Average	.243	.226

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	FA

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 64	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 90	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 57	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 37	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 112	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 87	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT	Mike Tauchman LF,CF,RF - FA
2026 Stats


At Bats	250	‐

Runs	45	‐

Hits	66	‐

Singles	42	‐

Doubles	10	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	14	‐

RBI	44	‐

Stolen Bases	21	‐

Caught Stealing	4	‐

Walks	30	‐

Strikeouts	98	‐

Batting Average	.264	‐

On Base Pct	.350	‐

Slugging Pct	.472	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.822	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT	Mike Tauchman LF,CF,RF - FA
2026 Projections


At Bats	113	18

Runs	18	2

Hits	27	4

Singles	16	3

Doubles	5	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	6	0

RBI	17	2

Stolen Bases	7	0

Caught Stealing	2	0

Walks	14	3

Strikeouts	40	5

Batting Average	.243	.226

On Base Pct	.332	.326

Slugging Pct	.450	.310

On-base Plus Slugging	.781	.635

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT	Mike Tauchman LF,CF,RF - FA
News
	Pirates GM Ben Cherington said the team believes Oneil Cruz is "making progress and hopeful that he's on track." Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Mike Tauchman was released by the Mets on Wednesday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Aug 5th
	Oneil Cruz has been cleared for all baseball activities. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th	Mets outfielder Mike Tauchman underwent surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee and is expected to miss six weeks. Brenton Kemp Thu, Mar 26th
	Oneil Cruz remains hopeful to begin a rehab assignment in early August. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th	Mets manager Carlos Mendoza said Mike Tauchman has been diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his right knee and will require surgery. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 22nd
	Oneil Cruz is hopeful to begin a rehab assignment in early August. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Mike Tauchman left Saturday’s spring training game against the Astros with an apparent left leg injury. Ari Koslow Sat, Mar 21st
	The Pirates transferred Oneil Cruz to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	The Mets and outfielder Mike Tauchman have agreed to a minor-league deal. Brenton Kemp Mon, Feb 16th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Oneil Cruz CF,DH - PIT			Mike Tauchman LF,CF,RF - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#46
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#134
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#23
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#325
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#124
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#42
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#59
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#142
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#104
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#51
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#96
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#139
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#68
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#343
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#164
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#69
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (11-3)	#86
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#16
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#62
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#101
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#52
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#53
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#98
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-2)	#160
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#141
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#282
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#23
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#113
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#228
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#89
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#64
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#435
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#54
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#77
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#82
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#53
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#28
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#378
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#157
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#334
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#139
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#249
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#76
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#117
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#269
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#257
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#191
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#353
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-6)	#132
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-6)	#314
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#85
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#57
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#186
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#126
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#151
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#87
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#185
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#304
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-5)	#438
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#435
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#18
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (8-8)	#10
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#35
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#124
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#23
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#141
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#54
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#264
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#69
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#296
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#68
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#404
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#163
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-6)	#132
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#93
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#150
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#211
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#78
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#58
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#39
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#25
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#139
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#115
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#80
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#113
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (4-7)	#282
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#124
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#23
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#192
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (6-1)	#45
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (9-2)	#52
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (5-7)	#53
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#147
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-1)	#245
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (3-5)	#66
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-9)	#37
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#105
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#253
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-0)	#112
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (14-2)	#32
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Mike Tauchman for Oneil Cruz (2026)

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