Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Joey Estes (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 133	‐
VBR	# 360	# 1077

Projections

Strikeouts	26	13
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.93	5.58
WHIP	1.28	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 89	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 91	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 110	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 207	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Joey Estes SP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	1

Games Started	8	1

Innings Pitched	68.0	4.1

Wins	4	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	45	5

Earned Runs	14	4

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	65	4

Walks	19	1

ERA	1.85	8.31

WHIP	0.94	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Joey Estes SP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	13

Games Started	3	2

Innings Pitched	24.7	19.0

Wins	2	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	22	21

Earned Runs	11	12

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	26	13

Walks	8	6

ERA	3.93	5.58

WHIP	1.28	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Joey Estes SP - ATH
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	The Athletics have optioned right-hander Joey Estes to Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
	Ben Brown has begun plyo ball work and will begin a throwing program after the All-Star break. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 12th	Joey Estes allowed four earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 14th
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Ben Brown was diagnosed with a stress reaction in his neck. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th	The Athletics recalled RHP Joey Estes from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
	Ben Brown was sent back to Chicago to see specialists about his neck issue. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th	The Athletics have optioned right-hander Joey Estes to Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Thu, Mar 12th
	The Cubs placed Ben Brown on the 15-day injured list with a neck strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Jun 24th	Estes made just three appearances for the A's in 2025, spending most of the season at Triple-A Las Vegas where he posted a 5.51 ERA across 80 innings. He eventually landed on the injured list with a herniated disc in his lower back to close out the year. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 10th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC			Joey Estes SP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#292	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#177	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#170	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#176
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#130	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#190
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#288
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#174	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#193	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#124	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#126
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#196
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#196	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#400
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#209	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#117
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#295	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#175	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#419
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#153	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#238
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#270	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#400	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#191
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#255	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#325
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#124	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#86
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#107
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#129
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#122
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#120
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#341
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#45
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#196	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#82	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#158	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#154
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#269
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#55
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#85	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#22	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#171
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#108	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#79	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#192
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#275
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#147	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#119
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#45	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#108
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#173
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#87
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#141
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#71	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#26	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#147
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#22
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#22
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC			@ BOS
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC			@ BOS
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC			@ BOS
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH			vs TB
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH			vs TB
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS			@ KC
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS			@ KC
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS			@ KC
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA			@ HOU
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA			@ HOU
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA			@ HOU
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI			vs MIN
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI			vs MIN
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN			vs BAL
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN			vs BAL
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN			vs BAL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL			@ TEX
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL			@ SEA
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			@ SEA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs SEA
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs HOU
Fri, Mar 27th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#122
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128
Thu, Apr 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#44
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#170
Sun, Jun 21st				vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TB
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TB

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Joey Estes (2026)

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