Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Brad Lord (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 243	# 263
VBR	# 617	# 604

Projections

Strikeouts	8	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.11	3.32
WHIP	1.38	1.15

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 251	# 254

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 201	# 271

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
2026 Stats


Games Played	34	35

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	73.0	34.1

Wins	5	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	2	2

Holds	6	8

Hits Allowed	57	21

Earned Runs	29	10

Home Runs Allowed	8	1

Strikeouts	70	41

Walks	29	12

ERA	3.58	2.62

WHIP	1.18	0.96

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	9.4	3.3

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	9	3

Earned Runs	4	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	8	3

Walks	3	1

ERA	4.11	3.32

WHIP	1.38	1.15

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
News
	The Nationals activated Brad Lord from the injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	Anthony Bender did mound work in Florida. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	Brad Lord began a rehab assignment at Triple-A Rochester on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	Anthony Bender threw 24 pitches over one-plus inning in his first rehab appearance. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Brad Lord is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 24th	Anthony Bender is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	The Nationals placed Brad Lord on the 15-day injured list with left side tightness. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 9th	Anthony Bender threw off the mound on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	Brad Lord will open for the Nationals on Wednesday against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 1st	Anthony Bender threw a touch and feel bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brad Lord SP,RP - WSH			Anthony Bender RP - MIA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Mon, Mar 30th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Tue, Mar 31st	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Wed, Apr 1st	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#260
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Sat, Apr 4th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Sun, Apr 5th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Mon, Apr 6th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#390
Tue, Apr 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Wed, Apr 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Fri, Apr 10th	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Sat, Apr 11th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Sun, Apr 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#63	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Fri, Apr 17th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#281
Sat, Apr 18th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Mon, Apr 20th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Tue, Apr 21st	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (5-1)	#102	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Mon, Apr 27th				@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Tue, Apr 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 29th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Fri, May 1st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Sat, May 2nd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Sun, May 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Mon, May 4th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, May 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157
Wed, May 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Thu, May 7th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#244
Fri, May 8th	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)		vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Sat, May 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#269
Sun, May 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, May 12th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Wed, May 13th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284
Thu, May 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Fri, May 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57
Sat, May 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sun, May 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Mon, May 18th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366
Tue, May 19th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Wed, May 20th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Thu, May 21st	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#256
Fri, May 22nd	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#215
Sat, May 23rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Sun, May 24th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Mon, May 25th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206
Tue, May 26th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Wed, May 27th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Fri, May 29th	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#358	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Sat, May 30th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Sun, May 31st	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Mon, Jun 1st	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#306	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#269
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Thu, Jun 11th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Fri, Jun 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Sat, Jun 13th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Sun, Jun 14th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Mon, Jun 15th	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#362	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Tue, Jun 16th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 17th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#165	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#133
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185
Wed, Jun 24th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#418
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139
Sat, Jul 4th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Sun, Jul 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Tue, Jul 7th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Wed, Jul 8th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Thu, Jul 9th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Fri, Jul 10th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sat, Jul 11th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Sun, Jul 12th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Mon, Jul 20th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#145
Tue, Jul 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#301	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#364	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Mon, Jul 27th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#173
Tue, Aug 4th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Wed, Aug 5th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Thu, Aug 6th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#384
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#103	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Fri, Aug 14th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#173	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Sat, Aug 15th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Sun, Aug 16th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Mon, Aug 17th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Aug 18th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Wed, Aug 19th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#199
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Mon, Aug 24th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Tue, Aug 25th	vs COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#331	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Wed, Aug 26th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#418	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Fri, Aug 28th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Sat, Aug 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sun, Aug 30th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#122
Tue, Sep 1st	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#129	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Fri, Sep 4th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Sat, Sep 5th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51
Sun, Sep 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#173
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83	vs LAD
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAA			vs LAD
Mon, Sep 14th				@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs PHI			@ ARI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs PHI			@ ARI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ STL			@ SD
Sat, Sep 19th	@ STL			@ SD
Sun, Sep 20th	@ STL			@ SD
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ DET			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ DET			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 24th				@ CHC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs NYM			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs NYM			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs NYM			vs ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Thu, Apr 16th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366
Thu, Apr 30th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Thu, Jun 25th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 6th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Thu, Aug 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Thu, Aug 27th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372
Mon, Sep 21st	@ DET

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Brad Lord (2026)

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