Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Graham Ashcraft (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 147	‐
VBR	‐	# 591

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	6
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.10
WHIP	‐	1.37

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 96	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 91	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 196	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 207	# 326

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	28

Games Started	8	0

Innings Pitched	68.0	29.0

Wins	4	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	2	11

Hits Allowed	45	19

Earned Runs	14	11

Home Runs Allowed	2	2

Strikeouts	65	34

Walks	19	18

ERA	1.85	3.41

WHIP	0.94	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	7

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	6.0

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	1

Hits Allowed	‐	6

Earned Runs	‐	3

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	6

Walks	‐	2

ERA	‐	4.10

WHIP	‐	1.37

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN
News
	Ben Brown (neck) will miss the rest of the season. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Sep 3rd	Graham Ashcraft was activated from the IL ahead of Sunday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Sun, Sep 6th
	Ben Brown “is experiencing symptoms again after his outing yesterday.” Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Graham Ashcraft is beginning a rehab assignment with Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Ben Brown is close to being cleared for a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Graham Ashcraft threw a live batting practice session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Ben Brown is scheduled to face live hitters on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Graham Ashcraft threw 20 pitches in a bullpen session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
	Ben Brown has resumed throwing daily. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Graham Ashcraft is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Tuesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 2nd
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			Graham Ashcraft RP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#165
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#33
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#189
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#148	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#78	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#40
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#34	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#178	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#235	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#237	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#305
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#49
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#62
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#108	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#19
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#190	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#338
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#182
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#88
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#160	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#378
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#389	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#404	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#176
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#142	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#220
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#185	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#294	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#4	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#59
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#66
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#395	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#125
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#143
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#261	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#136
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#272
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#137
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#105	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#113	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#131
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#190
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#108
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#373	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#35
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#14
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#108	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#77	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#48
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#208	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#290	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#60
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#10
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#84	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#286
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#47	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#7
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#253
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#93	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#309
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#45	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#406
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#92	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#400
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#26
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#43	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#119	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#44	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#22
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#74
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#71	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#166
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#314
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#349	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#145
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#11	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#402
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#151	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#146	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#120
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#393	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#187
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#157	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#64
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#144	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#39	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#83
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#51
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#102	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#110
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#149	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#150	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#80
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#198	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#41	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#82
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#330
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#135	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#116	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#184	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#109
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#115	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#25
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#37
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#61
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#169
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#50
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#101	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#130	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#155	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#85	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#29	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#30	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#91
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#5	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#57
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#65
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#2
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#79	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#9
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#163	vs LAD	Blake Snell (3-1)	#16
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#68
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#112	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#58
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sat, Apr 4th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#127
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#159
Sun, Jun 21st				@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#259
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#99
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Graham Ashcraft (2026)

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