Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Jack Leiter (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Jack Leiter SP - TEX
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 142	# 172
VBR	# 672	# 458

Projections

Strikeouts	5	16
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.15	4.21
WHIP	1.24	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 96	# 199

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 91	# 192

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 173	# 211

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 207	# 186

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Jack Leiter SP - TEX
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	15

Games Started	8	15

Innings Pitched	68.0	80.0

Wins	4	3

Losses	2	7

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	45	80

Earned Runs	14	48

Home Runs Allowed	2	14

Strikeouts	65	83

Walks	19	35

ERA	1.85	5.40

WHIP	0.94	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Jack Leiter SP - TEX
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	7

Games Started	0	2

Innings Pitched	4.8	16.4

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	4	14

Earned Runs	2	8

Home Runs Allowed	0	2

Strikeouts	5	16

Walks	2	7

ERA	4.15	4.21

WHIP	1.24	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Jack Leiter SP - TEX
News
	Ben Brown “is experiencing symptoms again after his outing yesterday.” Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Jack Leiter will make one more rehab start later this week. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Ben Brown is close to being cleared for a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	The Rangers sent Jack Leiter on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
	Ben Brown is scheduled to face live hitters on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Jack Leiter will make a rehab start for Triple-A Round Rock on Thursday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	Ben Brown has resumed throwing daily. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Jack Leiter is expected to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
	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	The Rangers transferred RHP Jack Leiter to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th
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			Jack Leiter SP - TEX
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ BAL	Zach Eflin (0-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#110	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#212	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#383
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ COL	Sammy Peralta	#242
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#123	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#394
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#386
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#169	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#261	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ ATL	Owen Murphy (0-1)	#298
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#160
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#258
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#208	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ CWS	Jose Urquidy	#268
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ ARI
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs BOS
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs NYM
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ MIN
Sat, Apr 4th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Apr 16th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, May 11th				vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104
Mon, Jun 1st				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Thu, Jun 18th				vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Sun, Jun 21st				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#188
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Mon, Aug 10th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Thu, Aug 20th				vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Thu, Sep 10th				@ SEA
Thu, Sep 17th				vs BOS

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Jack Leiter (2026)

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