Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Fernando Cruz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 274	# 264
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Projections

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Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 263	# 205

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 271	# 306

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	35	61

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	34.1	54.2

Wins	1	4

Losses	1	6

Saves	2	2

Blown Saves	2	6

Holds	8	19

Hits Allowed	21	41

Earned Runs	10	19

Home Runs Allowed	1	7

Strikeouts	41	67

Walks	12	32

ERA	2.62	3.13

WHIP	0.96	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Projections


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Blown Saves	‐	‐

Holds	‐	‐

Hits Allowed	‐	‐

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Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
News
	Anthony Bender will undergo surgery to repair a right shin stress reaction. Ari Koslow Sat, Sep 19th	Fernando Cruz is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 23rd
	Anthony Bender discontinued throwing and will be re-evaluated. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th	Fernando Cruz has not resumed throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 22nd
	Anthony Bender did mound work in Florida. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	Anthony Bender threw 24 pitches over one-plus inning in his first rehab appearance. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Fernando Cruz is seeking a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a torn UCL. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Anthony Bender is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Fernando Cruz has been diagnosed with a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
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			Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#340
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#233	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#292
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#207
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#137	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#6	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#8	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#185
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#250
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#185	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#288	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#235
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#157	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#162	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (3-4)	#288	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#164	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#130	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#277	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#287	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#70
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#60	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#115	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#179
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#280	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#229
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#69	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#144	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#84	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#201	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#153	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#227	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#253
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)	#244	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#165
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)	#244	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Will Dion (2-2)	#181	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#334	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#206	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM	Jonah Tong (2-2)	#46
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#23	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (5-2)	#10	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#144
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#98	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#47	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#49	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#45	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#47
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#143
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#50	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL	Ray Kerr		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#157	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)	#177
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#68
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Fernando Cruz (2026)

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