Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Mitch Keller (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 142	# 138
VBR	# 560	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	4	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	3.75	‐
WHIP	1.18	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 96	# 152

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 91	# 114

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 173	# 177

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 207	# 115

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Mitch Keller SP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	22

Games Started	8	22

Innings Pitched	68.0	115.2

Wins	4	6

Losses	2	8

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	45	118

Earned Runs	14	71

Home Runs Allowed	2	15

Strikeouts	65	89

Walks	19	42

ERA	1.85	5.52

WHIP	0.94	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Mitch Keller SP - PIT
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	3.75	‐

WHIP	1.18	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Mitch Keller SP - PIT
News
	Ben Brown “is experiencing symptoms again after his outing yesterday.” Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	The Pirates placed Mitch Keller on the 60-day injured list with a right arm teres major muscle injury. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	Ben Brown is close to being cleared for a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Mitch Keller allowed seven runs on six hits over two innings with two strikeouts and four walks in a loss on Sunday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	Ben Brown is scheduled to face live hitters on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Mitch Keller allowed two runs on six hits over 5 1/3 innings with four strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Monday against the Diamondbacks. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Ben Brown has resumed throwing daily. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Mitch Keller allowed three hits over five scoreless innings with six strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision on Wednesday against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd
	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	Mitch Keller will start Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
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			Mitch Keller SP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#390
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#231	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#178
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#198	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#107
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#215	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#402	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#180
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#299
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#297
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#256
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#306
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#315	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#262
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#243
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#173
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#163	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#172	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#183
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#43	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#151
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#174
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ CHC
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sat, Apr 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#163
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Sun, Jun 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#391
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Mitch Keller (2026)

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