Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Banda for Graham Ashcraft (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 377	‐
VBR	‐	# 696

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	7
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.02
WHIP	‐	1.40

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 460	# 326

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 366	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	39	26

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	34.1	27.0

Wins	2	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	2	1

Blown Saves	2	2

Holds	10	10

Hits Allowed	31	17

Earned Runs	17	10

Home Runs Allowed	3	2

Strikeouts	33	32

Walks	15	16

ERA	4.46	3.33

WHIP	1.34	1.22

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	8

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	6.9

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	7

Earned Runs	‐	3

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	7

Walks	‐	3

ERA	‐	4.02

WHIP	‐	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN
News
	Anthony Banda underwent surgery to repair his lat and is out for the season. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	Graham Ashcraft is beginning a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Twins left-hander Anthony Banda (lat) has been placed on the 15-day injured list, and will reportedly be out for months rather than weeks. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th	Graham Ashcraft threw a live batting practice session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Twins left-hander Anthony Banda (side) left Sunday's game against the Rockies after just one pitch in the ninth inning. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jun 29th	Graham Ashcraft threw 20 pitches in a bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Anthony Banda struck out one in a perfect frame to earn the save in Sunday's 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Matthew Adam Mon, Jun 22nd	Graham Ashcraft is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 2nd
	Anthony Banda struck out one batter over 1.1 scoreless innings to earn the save in Friday's 8-6 win over the Red Sox. Matthew Adam Sat, May 23rd	Graham Ashcraft is scheduled to throw long toss on Monday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Anthony Banda RP - MIN			Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#246	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#394	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#326	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#163	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs CHC
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ TOR
Tue, Mar 31st				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, Apr 20th				@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#287
Mon, May 4th				@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Wed, Jun 17th				vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Aug 14th				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Banda for Graham Ashcraft (2026)

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