Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Shawn Armstrong (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 263	# 316
VBR	# 825	# 693

Projections

Strikeouts	3	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.90	3.76
WHIP	1.31	1.27

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 254	# 247

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 271	# 404

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE
2026 Stats


Games Played	35	38

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	34.1	33.0

Wins	1	2

Losses	1	1

Saves	2	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	8	8

Hits Allowed	21	29

Earned Runs	10	18

Home Runs Allowed	1	4

Strikeouts	41	33

Walks	12	19

ERA	2.62	4.91

WHIP	0.96	1.45

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	2.6	3.0

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	2	3

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	3	3

Walks	1	1

ERA	3.90	3.76

WHIP	1.31	1.27

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Anthony Bender RP - MIA	Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE
News
	Anthony Bender did mound work in Florida. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd	Shawn Armstrong has started a throwing progression. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Anthony Bender threw 24 pitches over one-plus inning in his first rehab appearance. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	The Guardians have transferred right-hander Shawn Armstrong (calf) to the 60-day injured list. Brenton Kemp Mon, Aug 3rd
	Anthony Bender is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	The Guardians say Shawn Armstrong has a moderate to high-grade calf strain. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Anthony Bender threw off the mound on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	Shawn Armstrong is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his calf injury. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Anthony Bender threw a touch and feel bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	The Guardians activated Shawn Armstrong from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, May 18th
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			Shawn Armstrong RP - CLE
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#420	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#302	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#306	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#88
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#345
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#119
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#186
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#223	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#368	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#183
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#236	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#232	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#201	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#162	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#368	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#176
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#239
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#124	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#164	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ CWS	Chris Murphy
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#411	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#124
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#147	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	vs CWS	Chris Murphy
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#61
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#139	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#199
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#386	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#40
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#121	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#384
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#352	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#140
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#70
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#246
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#52
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-3)	#280
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#196	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#406
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#339
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#352
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#92
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#163	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#118
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#134
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#158
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#202	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#191
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#171	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#51
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#69	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#26	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#14	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#89
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			vs ATH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			vs ATH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			vs ATH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			@ BOS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			@ BOS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC			@ BOS
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			@ KC
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			@ KC
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			@ KC
Thu, Mar 26th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Thu, Apr 16th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Mon, May 11th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#214
Thu, Jun 4th				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35
Mon, Jun 8th				vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#103
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Thu, Aug 20th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Shawn Armstrong (2026)

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