Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Nick Martinez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Nick Martinez SP,RP - TB	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 70	# 263
VBR	# 304	# 729

Projections

Strikeouts	20	4
Wins	2	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.43	3.41
WHIP	1.31	1.28

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 71	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 66	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 79	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 107	# 254

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 50	# 271

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Nick Martinez SP,RP - TB	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	35

Games Started	26	0

Innings Pitched	153.2	34.1

Wins	13	1

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	0	8

Hits Allowed	147	21

Earned Runs	51	10

Home Runs Allowed	18	1

Strikeouts	91	41

Walks	22	12

ERA	2.99	2.62

WHIP	1.10	0.96

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Nick Martinez SP,RP - TB	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	5

Games Started	5	0

Innings Pitched	29.1	4.0

Wins	2	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	30	4

Earned Runs	14	2

Home Runs Allowed	4	0

Strikeouts	20	4

Walks	7	1

ERA	4.43	3.41

WHIP	1.31	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Nick Martinez SP,RP - TB	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
News
	Nick Martinez allowed three runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out four across six innings in Saturday's 7-6 victory over the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 29th	Anthony Bender threw 24 pitches over one-plus inning in his first rehab appearance. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Nick Martinez allowed six runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out five across 3.2 innings in Tuesday's 10-5 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 18th	Anthony Bender is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Nick Martinez tossed a complete game in Tuesday’s 12-4 win over the Athletics, allowing four runs on eight hits and no walks while striking out five. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 12th	Anthony Bender threw off the mound on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	Nick Martinez allowed six hits and no walks while striking out four across 5.2 scoreless innings in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Colorado Rockies. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 5th	Anthony Bender threw a touch and feel bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Nick Martinez allowed six runs on seven hits and no walks while striking out two across six innings in Friday's 6-1 loss against the Chicago White Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 1st	Anthony Bender has been throwing out to 75 feet in his rehab. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Nick Martinez SP,RP - TB			Anthony Bender RP - MIA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#259
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#263
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#288
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, May 9th				vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Thu, May 14th				@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#66
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, May 21st				vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Sat, May 23rd				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#269	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Thu, Jun 11th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Mon, Jun 29th				@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#145	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#253	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Mon, Jul 27th				vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#217	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Thu, Aug 13th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#161
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#209
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Mon, Sep 7th				vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs LAD
Mon, Sep 14th				@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ ARI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ ARI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ SD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ SD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ SD
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Nick Martinez (2026)

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