Who Should I Trade?

Ben Shields for Christian Scott (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Christian Scott SP - NYM	Ben Shields SP - COL
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 108	‐
VBR	# 245	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	51	‐
Wins	3	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.12	‐
WHIP	1.29	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 203	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 81	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 200	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 83	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 84	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Christian Scott SP - NYM	Ben Shields SP - COL
2026 Stats


Games Played	14	‐

Games Started	14	‐

Innings Pitched	63.1	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	51	‐

Earned Runs	22	‐

Home Runs Allowed	7	‐

Strikeouts	78	‐

Walks	29	‐

ERA	3.13	‐

WHIP	1.26	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Christian Scott SP - NYM	Ben Shields SP - COL
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	‐

Games Started	10	‐

Innings Pitched	48.0	‐

Wins	3	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	43	‐

Earned Runs	22	‐

Home Runs Allowed	7	‐

Strikeouts	51	‐

Walks	17	‐

ERA	4.12	‐

WHIP	1.29	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Christian Scott SP - NYM	Ben Shields SP - COL
News
	Christian Scott allowed three hits while striking out seven over 5 2/3 scoreless innings in Thursday’s 4-1 win over the Phillies. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th
	Christian Scott did not factor into the decision Wednesday against the Royals after allowing three hits and one walk over five scoreless innings. He struck out five while scattering three singles against a Kansas City lineup that had scored 31 runs over its previous two games. Bruno Mulé Thu, Jul 9th
	Christian Scott took his first loss of the season Friday against Atlanta after allowing three runs on two hits and four walks over four innings. He struck out seven and generated 13 swinging strikes on 82 pitches, but both hits he surrendered were home runs. Bruno Mulé Sat, Jul 4th
	Christian Scott did not factor into the decision Saturday against the Phillies, allowing two runs on three hits and two walks over 4.1 innings. He struck out six and generated 17 swinging strikes on 82 pitches in his first appearance since June 11, with a two-run homer by Bryce Harper accounting for all the damage. Bruno Mulé Sun, Jun 28th
	The Mets activated RHP Christian Scott from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 27th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Christian Scott SP - NYM			Ben Shields SP - COL
Fri, Mar 27th				@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#134	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#137
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Mon, Apr 6th				vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#310
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (0-1)	#199
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#388
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#200	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#90
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#234
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152
Thu, Apr 16th				@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#384
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#73
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#239	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108
Mon, Apr 20th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#348	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#262
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#197
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#175	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#418
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#308	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#330	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#285
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#57
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (3-3)	#125
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#116
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#79	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#264	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#173	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#182
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#175	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#130
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#202
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#389
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#204
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#99
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#330
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#172	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#81
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#166	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#285	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#95
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#426
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#186
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#21	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#102	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#239
Fri, Jun 19th				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#51
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#93
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#29
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#180	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#343
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#170	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#207
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#16
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#389
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#184
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#213	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#55	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#233
Fri, Jul 17th				vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#298
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#304	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-1)	#17
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#148
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#318
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#49	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#108	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#81
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#129
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#172
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#297	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#267
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TB
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE			vs TB
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE			vs TB
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT			@ STL
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT			@ STL
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT			@ STL
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL			@ ARI
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL			@ ARI
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH			@ SF
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH			@ SF
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH			@ SF
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD			vs LAD
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD			vs LAD
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD			vs LAD
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS			vs CLE
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS			vs CLE
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS			vs CLE
Mon, Aug 24th				@ WSH
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL			@ WSH
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL			@ WSH
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU			@ ATL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU			@ ATL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU			@ ATL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB			vs BAL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB			vs BAL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB			vs BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF			vs STL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF			vs STL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF			vs STL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 10th				@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY			@ DET
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY			@ DET
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			vs SD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			vs SD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI			vs SD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			vs ARI
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			@ CWS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			@ CWS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			@ CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Shields for Christian Scott (2026)

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