Who Should I Trade?

Alex Bregman for Ben Cowles (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Alex Bregman 3B,DH - CHC	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 85	‐
VBR	# 79	‐

Projections

Runs	15	1
Home Runs	4	0
RBI	15	1
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.251	.231

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 97	‐

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 100	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 73	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 78	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 97	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 30	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Alex Bregman 3B,DH - CHC	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
2026 Stats


At Bats	512	‐

Runs	75	‐

Hits	130	‐

Singles	86	‐

Doubles	24	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	19	‐

RBI	69	‐

Stolen Bases	3	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	65	‐

Strikeouts	93	‐

Batting Average	.254	‐

On Base Pct	.344	‐

Slugging Pct	.416	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.760	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Alex Bregman 3B,DH - CHC	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
2026 Projections


At Bats	111	7

Runs	15	1

Hits	28	2

Singles	18	1

Doubles	5	1

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	4	0

RBI	15	1

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	14	1

Strikeouts	19	2

Batting Average	.251	.231

On Base Pct	.341	.286

Slugging Pct	.408	.308

On-base Plus Slugging	.749	.593

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Alex Bregman 3B,DH - CHC	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
News
	Alex Bregman went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Saturday's 5-4 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 22nd	The Cubs designated Ben Cowles for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
	Alex Bregman went 3-for-5 with two home runs, two runs scored and three RBI in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 22nd	The Cubs claimed INF Ben Cowles off waivers. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st
	Alex Bregman went 3-for-3 with three home runs, two walks, three runs scored and seven RBI in Wednesday's 12-6 win over the Washington Nationals. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Aug 13th	The Blue Jays have claimed infielder Ben Cowles off waivers from the Cubs. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 18th
	Alex Bregman went 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk, three runs scored and one RBI in Tuesday's 8-6 victory over the Washington Nationals. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 12th	The Cubs designated Ben Cowles for assignment. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 15th
	Alex Bregman went 3-for-6 with a run scored and two RBI in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 10th	Ben Cowles has been claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs. Cowles was designated for assignment by the White Sox last week. David Leisering Thu, Jan 15th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Alex Bregman 3B,DH - CHC			Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Alex Bregman for Ben Cowles (2026)

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