Who Should I Trade?

Munetaka Murakami for Tsung-Che Cheng (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 60	‐
VBR	# 65	‐

Projections

Runs	15	‐
Home Runs	6	‐
RBI	16	‐
Stolen Bases	1	‐
Batting Average	.227	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 58	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 133	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 69	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 54	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 47	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 63	# 251

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Stats


At Bats	358	39

Runs	71	7

Hits	79	10

Singles	36	9

Doubles	14	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	29	0

RBI	58	5

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	3	2

Walks	77	4

Strikeouts	148	14

Batting Average	.221	.256

On Base Pct	.361	.318

Slugging Pct	.503	.282

On-base Plus Slugging	.864	.600

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Projections


At Bats	92	‐

Runs	15	‐

Hits	21	‐

Singles	11	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	6	‐

RBI	16	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	17	‐

Strikeouts	36	‐

Batting Average	.227	‐

On Base Pct	.356	‐

Slugging Pct	.465	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.821	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
News
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Cubs with a solo home run and one walk.. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	The Red Sox optioned Tsung-Che Cheng to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-5 in a win over the Tigers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	The Red Sox recall INF Tsung-Che Cheng from Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-3 in a win over the Tigers with a home run, two walks, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th	Cheng made his MLB debut with the Pirates last season, going hitless across seven plate appearances. The Red Sox claimed him off waivers from the Nationals last month. Bruno Mulé Thu, Mar 19th
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-3 in a win over the Guardians with a solo home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th	The Boston Red Sox claimed Tsung-Che Cheng off waivers from the Washington Nationals on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Feb 6th
	Munetaka Murakami went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Guardians with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th	The Nationals designated INF Tsung-Che Cheng for assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Jan 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Munetaka Murakami 1B,3B,DH - CWS			Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#375
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#91
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#261
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#80
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#191
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL			vs KC
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			@ TB
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			vs CHC
Mon, Apr 13th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, Apr 20th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Thu, May 7th				vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Thu, Jun 4th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Mon, Jun 8th				@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Thu, Jun 25th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Aug 10th				@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Sep 7th				vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230

Who Should I Trade?

Munetaka Murakami for Tsung-Che Cheng (2026)

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