Who Should I Trade?

Tsung-Che Cheng for Xander Bogaerts (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Xander Bogaerts SS - SD	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	# 120	‐
VBR	# 82	‐

Projections

Runs	12	‐
Home Runs	3	‐
RBI	12	‐
Stolen Bases	3	‐
Batting Average	.264	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 112	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 118	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 161	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 116	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 97	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 181	# 251

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Xander Bogaerts SS - SD	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Stats


At Bats	437	39

Runs	51	7

Hits	95	10

Singles	71	9

Doubles	13	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	11	0

RBI	47	5

Stolen Bases	17	0

Caught Stealing	1	2

Walks	62	4

Strikeouts	88	14

Batting Average	.217	.256

On Base Pct	.317	.318

Slugging Pct	.323	.282

On-base Plus Slugging	.640	.600

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Xander Bogaerts SS - SD	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
2026 Projections


At Bats	94	‐

Runs	12	‐

Hits	25	‐

Singles	18	‐

Doubles	4	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	3	‐

RBI	12	‐

Stolen Bases	3	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	10	‐

Strikeouts	19	‐

Batting Average	.264	‐

On Base Pct	.338	‐

Slugging Pct	.398	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.736	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Xander Bogaerts SS - SD	Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
News
	Xander Bogaerts left Wednesday's game early with an apparent hamstring injury. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th	The Red Sox optioned Tsung-Che Cheng to Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 26th
	Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-1 with a home run and three RBI in the Padres 7-5 win over the Guardians on Friday. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 15th	The Red Sox recall INF Tsung-Che Cheng from Triple-A Worcester. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 26th
	Xander Bogaerts went 1-for-4 with a home run in the Padres 4-3 win over the Brewers on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th	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
	Xander Bogaerts is in the Padres lineup on Wednesday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	The Boston Red Sox claimed Tsung-Che Cheng off waivers from the Washington Nationals on Friday. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Feb 6th
	Xander Bogaerts expects to be back in the Padres lineup on Wednesday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	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
	Xander Bogaerts SS - SD			Tsung-Che Cheng 2B,3B,SS - BOS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#243
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#25
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#437	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Mon, Apr 13th				@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#72	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#48
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Mon, Apr 20th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#347
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#437	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#13
Fri, Apr 24th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#9
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#396
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#104
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#198
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#72	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#144
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (5-3)	#152	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Thu, May 28th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#59
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#13
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#391	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Thu, Jun 18th				vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#72
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#144	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Thu, Jun 25th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#13
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#340
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#35
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#36	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#9
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jul 27th				@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294	@ LAD	Edgardo Henriquez
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#5
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#387	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#204	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#31	@ TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#9
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Thu, Aug 13th				@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#47
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#59	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#80	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#171
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-1)	#193
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#35	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#13
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#243	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			vs KC
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			vs KC
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			vs KC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			@ TB
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			@ TB
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			@ TB
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			vs CLE
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			vs CLE
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD			vs CLE
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			vs CHC
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-5)	#317
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#3
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL

Who Should I Trade?

Tsung-Che Cheng for Xander Bogaerts (2026)

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