Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Clarke Schmidt (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Clarke Schmidt SP - NYY
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 133	‐
VBR	# 423	# 773

Projections

Strikeouts	19	8
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.90	3.92
WHIP	1.28	1.30

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 94	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 91	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 103	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 207	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Clarke Schmidt SP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	‐

Games Started	8	‐

Innings Pitched	68.0	‐

Wins	4	‐

Losses	2	‐

Saves	1	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	2	‐

Hits Allowed	45	‐

Earned Runs	14	‐

Home Runs Allowed	2	‐

Strikeouts	65	‐

Walks	19	‐

ERA	1.85	‐

WHIP	0.94	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Clarke Schmidt SP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	5

Games Started	2	1

Innings Pitched	18.4	8.5

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	16	8

Earned Runs	8	4

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	19	8

Walks	6	3

ERA	3.90	3.92

WHIP	1.28	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Clarke Schmidt SP - NYY
News
	Cubs right-hander Ben Brown (neck) is asymptomatic, according to manager Craig Counsell, and the club will continue to be conservative with his rehab program. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Clarke Schmidt threw two innings of live batting practice instead of three due to some forearm cramping. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	Ben Brown has begun plyo ball work and will begin a throwing program after the All-Star break. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 12th	Clarke Schmidt will face live hitters on Tuesday at Yankee Stadium. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Ben Brown was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his neck. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th	Yankees right-hander Clarke Schmidt (elbow) will throw another live batting practice session on Sunday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th
	Ben Brown was sent back to Chicago to see specialists about his neck issue. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th	Clarke Schmidt is scheduled to throw live batting practice on Saturday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th
	The Cubs placed Ben Brown on the 15-day injured list with a neck strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th	Clarke Schmidt continues to throw bullpen sessions and is expected to begin facing hitters sometime in July. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 10th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC			Clarke Schmidt SP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#52
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#288	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#245	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#124	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#85	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#68
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#219	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#189
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#256	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#201
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#120	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#179
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#100
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#124
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#10	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#133	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#205	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#10	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#274
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#94	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#276
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (7-6)	#378	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#348	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#228	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#210
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#194	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#126	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#287
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#381	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#82	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (6-1)	#39
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#182	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#290	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#44
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#65	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#91
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#80	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#181
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#367	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#149	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#296
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#276	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#100
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#259
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#120	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#201
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#115	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#191
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#81	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#85
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#435	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#433
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#296
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#433	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#80
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#427	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#296	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#133	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (3-5)	#74	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (7-4)	#88
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#162	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#170	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-1)	#60
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#405
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#115	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#21
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63	@ TB	Ian Seymour (8-3)	#87
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#113	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#68
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#29	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#292
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#366
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#52
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#246
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#104	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#54	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (10-5)	#10
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#171
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#115	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#80
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#65
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#64	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (5-5)	#23	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#168
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#94	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-2)	#163
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#309	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#307	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-0)	#434	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (7-4)	#182
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#192	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#52	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA			vs TOR
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA			vs TOR
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA			vs TOR
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI			vs HOU
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL			@ LAA
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			@ SD
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97
Sat, Apr 4th				vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251
Thu, Apr 16th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#186
Mon, May 11th				@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#177
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#150
Sun, Jun 21st				vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Mon, Jul 6th				@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#49
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Clarke Schmidt (2026)

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