Cleveland’s Daniel Schneemann is having a season. So far in 2026, Schneemann is carrying a 114 OPS+ while serving as the team’s primary utility player. He has started game in the outfield, second, third, and shortstop.
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Schneemann has been a valuable utility player since making the majors in 2024. In 2025, despite a 77 OPS+, he carried a 1.9 WAR largely because his glove could play all over the field.
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He is 29, so chances are he is not going to get much better than he is this season, but a utility player with anything approaching a league average bat is something that every team in a contention window would love to have. If not? Then you risk having a player like Michael Martinez coming to bat in critical moments. Like the bottom of the 10th inning of the World Series. And nobody wants that.