Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Nola for Ben Brown (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	60% Recommended by 3 of 5 experts	40% Recommended by 2 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 103	# 142
VBR	# 258	# 429

Projections

Strikeouts	32	9
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.37	3.61
WHIP	1.30	1.27

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 78	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 66	# 173

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 140	# 207

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 106	# 91

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 196	# 96

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	20

Games Started	27	8

Innings Pitched	143.0	68.0

Wins	5	4

Losses	10	2

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	2

Hits Allowed	151	45

Earned Runs	80	14

Home Runs Allowed	32	2

Strikeouts	153	65

Walks	49	19

ERA	5.04	1.85

WHIP	1.40	0.94

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	6

Games Started	6	0

Innings Pitched	32.7	8.1

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	32	7

Earned Runs	16	3

Home Runs Allowed	5	1

Strikeouts	32	9

Walks	10	3

ERA	4.37	3.61

WHIP	1.30	1.27

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC
News
	Aaron Nola surrendered one run on five hits and no walks while striking out eight across seven innings in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Marlins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Aug 20th	Ben Brown is close to being cleared for a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd
	Aaron Nola allowed one run on five hits and three walks while racking up nine strikeouts across five innings in Thursday's 7-1 win over the Twins. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Aug 14th	Ben Brown is scheduled to face live hitters on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	The Phillies say Aaron Nola has a bruised right knee. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Ben Brown has resumed throwing daily. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Aaron Nola left his start Saturday against the Blue Jays in the sixth inning. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Cubs right-hander Ben Brown (neck) is asymptomatic, according to manager Craig Counsell, and the club will continue to be conservative with his rehab program. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th
	Aaron Nola allowed three runs on six hits and two walks while striking out five across six innings in Monday's 6-3 win over the Nationals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Aug 3rd	Ben Brown has begun plyo ball work and will begin a throwing program after the All-Star break. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 12th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Aaron Nola SP - PHI			Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-1)	#54	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Mar 30th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Mar 31st	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sat, Apr 4th	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#262
Sun, Apr 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Tue, Apr 7th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Wed, Apr 8th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CHC	Riley Martin		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Apr 19th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Thu, Apr 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220
Fri, May 1st	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sat, May 2nd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Sun, May 3rd	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Mon, May 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Tue, May 5th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, May 6th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154
Thu, May 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, May 8th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sat, May 9th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, May 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#9
Tue, May 12th	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#121	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Wed, May 13th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Thu, May 14th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sat, May 16th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, May 17th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, May 18th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, May 19th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 23rd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 24th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 25th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Tue, May 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, May 27th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, May 29th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, May 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#89
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#389	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#257	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#280	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Jun 16th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Jun 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Thu, Jun 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Sat, Jun 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	@ NYM	Cionel Perez		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Tue, Jun 30th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Wed, Jul 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Jul 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Mon, Jul 6th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#154	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 10th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jul 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Thu, Jul 16th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Sat, Jul 18th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49
Sun, Jul 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#35	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Jul 20th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Jul 24th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Jul 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jul 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Tue, Jul 28th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Jul 31st	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#156	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Aug 4th	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#412	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Aug 6th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Sat, Aug 8th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#155	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Aug 9th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#69	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Mon, Aug 10th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Tue, Aug 11th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Wed, Aug 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#49	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Aug 15th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sun, Aug 16th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Mon, Aug 17th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Aug 18th	vs MIA	Cade Gibson		vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Fri, Aug 21st	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (0-2)	#202	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#25	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, Aug 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Aug 29th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Aug 30th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Aug 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#343	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ATL			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ATL			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ATL			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs ATL			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs HOU			@ MIL
Thu, Sep 10th	vs HOU
Fri, Sep 11th	@ ATL			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ ATL			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ ATL			vs PIT
Tue, Sep 15th	@ WSH			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ WSH			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ NYM			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ NYM			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ NYM			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIL			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIL			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIL			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TB			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TB			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TB			@ BOS
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Wed, Apr 29th				@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Jun 19th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jul 3rd				vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Aug 14th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#101
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Nola for Ben Brown (2026)

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