Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Jordan Wicks (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 263	‐
VBR	# 608	# 857

Projections

Strikeouts	3	1
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.32	4.28
WHIP	1.15	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 254	# 350

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 271	‐

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


Games Played	35	4

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	34.1	10.1

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	2

Saves	2	2

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	8	0

Hits Allowed	21	18

Earned Runs	10	12

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	41	8

Walks	12	2

ERA	2.62	10.45

WHIP	0.96	1.94

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


Games Played	5	4

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	3.3	2.1

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	3	2

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	3	1

Walks	1	1

ERA	3.32	4.28

WHIP	1.15	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
News
	Anthony Bender did mound work in Florida. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd	The Cubs optioned Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Anthony Bender threw 24 pitches over one-plus inning in his first rehab appearance. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	The Cubs optioned LHP Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Anthony Bender is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Cubs recalled LHP Jordan Wicks from Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th
	Anthony Bender threw off the mound on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	The Cubs have optioned right-hander Jordan Wicks to Triple-A Iowa. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 2nd
	Anthony Bender threw a touch and feel bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Jordan Wicks allowed three runs on four hits with one strikeout in two innings as the Cubs dropped a 5-1 decision to the Cardinals on Sunday night. David Leisering Sun, May 31st
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			Jordan Wicks SP,RP - CHC
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#258	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#242
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#196
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#119	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#335	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#221
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#403
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#154	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#253	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#272	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#314	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#371
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#58	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#371	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#255
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#221	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#140	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#53	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#272	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#66	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#135
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#420	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#323
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#143	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#174	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#191	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#387	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#157
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#203	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#44
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#126	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#174	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			@ BOS
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Jordan Wicks (2026)

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