Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Ryne Stanek (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 263	# 352
VBR	# 708	# 467

Projections

Strikeouts	4	10
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	1
ERA	3.39	4.24
WHIP	1.27	1.40

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 254	# 319

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 271	# 401

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	35	59

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	34.1	53.0

Wins	1	2

Losses	1	2

Saves	2	2

Blown Saves	2	4

Holds	8	24

Hits Allowed	21	46

Earned Runs	10	26

Home Runs Allowed	1	9

Strikeouts	41	55

Walks	12	28

ERA	2.62	4.42

WHIP	0.96	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	12

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	4.1	9.9

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	3

Hits Allowed	4	9

Earned Runs	2	5

Home Runs Allowed	0	1

Strikeouts	4	10

Walks	1	5

ERA	3.39	4.24

WHIP	1.27	1.40

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
News
	Anthony Bender threw 24 pitches over one-plus inning in his first rehab appearance. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Ryne Stanek struck out two batters over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 4-1 win over the Pirates. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th
	Anthony Bender is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Ryne Stanek left Tuesday's game early against the Brewers with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
	Anthony Bender threw off the mound on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	The Cardinals activated Ryne Stanek from the paternity list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	Anthony Bender threw a touch and feel bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	The Cardinals placed RHP Ryne Stanek on the paternity list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
	Anthony Bender has been throwing out to 75 feet in his rehab. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Ryne Stanek allowed three earned runs on three hits while striking out one batter to take the loss against the Twins. Chase Davis Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA			Ryne Stanek RP - STL
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#76
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#116
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#107
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#149	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#109
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#151	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#198
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#273
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#417
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			@ MIL
Thu, Mar 26th				vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Ryne Stanek (2026)

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