Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Mark Leiter Jr. (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 142	# 285
VBR	# 563	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	4	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.76	‐
WHIP	1.18	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 96	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 91	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 173	# 257

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 207	# 299

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	36

Games Started	8	0

Innings Pitched	68.0	33.2

Wins	4	0

Losses	2	1

Saves	1	4

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	2	5

Hits Allowed	45	32

Earned Runs	14	16

Home Runs Allowed	2	2

Strikeouts	65	38

Walks	19	11

ERA	1.85	4.28

WHIP	0.94	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	4.1	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	3	‐

Earned Runs	2	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	4	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	3.76	‐

WHIP	1.18	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
News
	Ben Brown (neck) will miss the rest of the season. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Sep 3rd	The Athletics transferred Mark Leiter Jr. to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th
	Ben Brown “is experiencing symptoms again after his outing yesterday.” Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	Mark Leiter Jr. underwent successful surgery on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Ben Brown is close to being cleared for a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Athletics right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. (hip) is set to undergo surgery on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jul 27th
	Ben Brown is scheduled to face live hitters on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	The Athletics placed Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	Ben Brown has resumed throwing daily. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	The Athletics activated Mark Leiter Jr. from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
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			Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#251
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#84	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#152
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#242	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#196	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#82
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#221	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#89	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#82
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#231
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#403	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#206
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#371	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#110	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#226	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#40
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#298
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#399
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#323	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#146
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#90	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#157
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#361
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#302
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#359
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#211
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#117
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#294	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#100
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#187
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#160	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#157	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#175	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#85
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#44	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#46	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#152
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#150	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#154
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#44
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#25	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
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 (9-11)	#24
Sat, Apr 4th				vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#131
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232
Thu, Apr 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#240
Sun, Jun 21st				vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Mon, Aug 10th				vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TB

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Mark Leiter Jr. (2026)

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