Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Cole Sulser (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Cole Sulser RP - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 274	# 338
VBR	# 655	# 562

Projections

Strikeouts	1	5
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.99	3.92
WHIP	1.11	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 263	# 324

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 271	# 335

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Cole Sulser RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	35	44

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	34.1	49.1

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	0

Saves	2	2

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	8	11

Hits Allowed	21	49

Earned Runs	10	25

Home Runs Allowed	1	7

Strikeouts	41	49

Walks	12	15

ERA	2.62	4.56

WHIP	0.96	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Cole Sulser RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	6

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	1.5	4.9

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	1	4

Earned Runs	1	2

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	1	5

Walks	1	2

ERA	3.99	3.92

WHIP	1.11	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Cole Sulser RP - TB
News
	Anthony Bender discontinued throwing and will be re-evaluated. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	Cole Sulser started his rehab assignment on August 19. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Anthony Bender did mound work in Florida. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd	Cole Sulser is expected to be cleared for a rehab assignment soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Anthony Bender threw 24 pitches over one-plus inning in his first rehab appearance. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	The Rays placed RHP Cole Sulser on the 15-day injured list with lower back spasms. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	Anthony Bender is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Rays activated RHP Cole Sulser from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th
	Anthony Bender threw off the mound on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	Cole Sulser has begun throwing live batting practice and is reportedly doing well, according to Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash. Cash indicated Sulser could return to the active roster “pretty soon” if his progression continues without setbacks. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 30th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA			Cole Sulser RP - TB
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#264	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#399	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#246
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#212
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#76	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#376
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#232	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#399
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#16	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#245	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#302
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#43	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#310	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#171	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#365
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#39	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#22
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	vs DET	Ty Madden	#223
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#302	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#141
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#181
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#29	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#185	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#387
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#132	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#16
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#200	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#156	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#323
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#225	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#25
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#217
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#204	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#94	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#190
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#369	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#75
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#156
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#313
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#348	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#125
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#321
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#373	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#13
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#398
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#116
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#210	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#120
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#137	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#148
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#64
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#137	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	vs SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-2)	#188	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#348
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#391	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#156
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#319
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#246	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#53
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-1)	#86
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#103
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#348	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#76
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#10	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#178
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#80
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#48
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#208
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#34
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#54	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#21
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			@ PHI
Thu, Mar 26th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#179
Thu, Jun 25th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#15
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#196
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154
Thu, Sep 17th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Cole Sulser (2026)

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