Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Carmen Mlodzinski (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 216	# 263
VBR	# 390	# 825

Projections

Strikeouts	17	3
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.99	3.90
WHIP	1.38	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 169	# 254

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 106	# 271

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
2026 Stats


Games Played	31	35

Games Started	12	0

Innings Pitched	112.0	34.1

Wins	7	1

Losses	6	1

Saves	2	2

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	3	8

Hits Allowed	120	21

Earned Runs	50	10

Home Runs Allowed	9	1

Strikeouts	89	41

Walks	36	12

ERA	4.02	2.62

WHIP	1.39	0.96

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	4

Games Started	3	0

Innings Pitched	20.3	2.6

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	20	2

Earned Runs	9	1

Home Runs Allowed	2	0

Strikeouts	17	3

Walks	7	1

ERA	3.99	3.90

WHIP	1.38	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
News
	Carmen Mlodzinski allowed one (unearned) run on one hit over 3 1/3 innings with two strikeouts in a win on Saturday against the Cardinals. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	Anthony Bender did mound work in Florida. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	Carmen Mlodzinski allowed three runs on five hits over three innings with four steps on Sunday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th	Anthony Bender threw 24 pitches over one-plus inning in his first rehab appearance. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Carmen Mlodzinski allowed four runs on eight hits over three innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Monday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th	Anthony Bender is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Carmen Mlodzinski allowed four runs on five hits over 2 1/3 innings with one strikeout and three walks in a loss on Wednesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th	Anthony Bender threw off the mound on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	Carmen Mlodzinski allowed five runs on seven hits over three innings with one strikeout and one walk in a loss on Friday against the Mets. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Anthony Bender threw a touch and feel bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT			Anthony Bender RP - MIA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#420
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#302
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#166	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#109	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#306
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Mon, Apr 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Mon, May 4th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#223
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#368
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#420	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Mon, May 18th				vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#232
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#201
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#290	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#162
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Mon, Jun 1st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#368
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#232	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#241	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#124
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#411
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#363	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#372	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Fri, Jul 10th				vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Fri, Jul 17th				@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#220	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#139
Tue, Jul 21st				@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#352
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#191	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#196
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#15	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Mon, Aug 31st				@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#118
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#160	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#202
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Mon, Sep 7th				vs NYM	Jonah Tong (1-1)	#120
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57	vs LAD
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#101	vs LAD
Mon, Sep 14th				@ ARI	Corbin Burnes	#87
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			@ ARI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			@ ARI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			@ SD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			@ SD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			@ SD
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			vs ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Carmen Mlodzinski (2026)

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