Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Colin Rea (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Colin Rea SP,RP - CHC	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 201	# 263
VBR	# 609	# 825

Projections

Strikeouts	8	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.25	3.90
WHIP	1.33	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 210	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 243	# 254

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 118	# 271

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Colin Rea SP,RP - CHC	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
2026 Stats


Games Played	29	35

Games Started	19	0

Innings Pitched	129.1	34.1

Wins	8	1

Losses	8	1

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	0	8

Hits Allowed	129	21

Earned Runs	64	10

Home Runs Allowed	20	1

Strikeouts	97	41

Walks	45	12

ERA	4.45	2.62

WHIP	1.35	0.96

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Colin Rea SP,RP - CHC	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	4

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	9.5	2.6

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	9	2

Earned Runs	4	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	8	3

Walks	3	1

ERA	4.25	3.90

WHIP	1.33	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Colin Rea SP,RP - CHC	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
News
	Colin Rea allowed two runs on three hits and one walk while striking out seven across six innings in Sunday's 2-1 loss against the New York Yankees. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 2nd	Anthony Bender did mound work in Florida. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	Colin Rea allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out two across six innings in Tuesday's 10-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 29th	Anthony Bender threw 24 pitches over one-plus inning in his first rehab appearance. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Colin Rea allowed three earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out six across six innings in Friday's 5-2 loss against the Minnesota Twins. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jul 18th	Anthony Bender is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Colin Rea allowed three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out two across 5.1 innings in Wednesday's 9-7 win over the Baltimore Orioles. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 8th	Anthony Bender threw off the mound on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	Colin Rea allowed two runs on six hits and three runs while striking out five across five innings in Wednesday's 23-3 win over the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jul 2nd	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
	Colin Rea SP,RP - CHC			Anthony Bender RP - MIA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#420
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#302
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Sat, Apr 4th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#265	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#217	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#306
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#201	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#390	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#410	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#223
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#368
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Thu, May 21st				vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#232
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#201
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#162
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Mon, Jun 1st				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#368
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#224	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#422	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#411	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st				vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#124
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#411
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#314	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#139
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#352
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#141	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#196
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#45	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#108	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#118
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#146	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#202
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (1-1)	#120
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs LAD
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs LAD
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes	#87
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ ARI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ ARI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ SD
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ SD
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ SD
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Colin Rea (2026)

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