Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Will Klein (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 142	# 284
VBR	# 644	# 879

Projections

Strikeouts	5	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.36	4.21
WHIP	1.26	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 96	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 91	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 173	# 304

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 207	# 250

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Will Klein SP,RP - LAD
2026 Stats


Games Played	20	36

Games Started	8	3

Innings Pitched	68.0	41.2

Wins	4	3

Losses	2	4

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	2	12

Hits Allowed	45	44

Earned Runs	14	17

Home Runs Allowed	2	3

Strikeouts	65	49

Walks	19	21

ERA	1.85	3.67

WHIP	0.94	1.56

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Will Klein SP,RP - LAD
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	4.3	2.6

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	4	2

Earned Runs	2	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	5	3

Walks	1	1

ERA	4.36	4.21

WHIP	1.26	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Will Klein SP,RP - LAD
News
	Ben Brown “is experiencing symptoms again after his outing yesterday.” Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	The Dodgers have placed right-hander Will Klein on the injured list due to right elbow discomfort. Brenton Kemp Sat, Aug 1st
	Ben Brown is close to being cleared for a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	Will Klein will serve as the opener for the Dodgers in Game 2 of Sunday's doubleheader against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 19th
	Ben Brown is scheduled to face live hitters on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Will Klein allowed one earned run on no hits and two walks while striking out two batters over 1.1 innings, taking the loss in Friday's game to the Diamondbacks. Chase Davis Sat, Jul 11th
	Ben Brown has resumed throwing daily. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th	Will Klein struck out two batters in a scoreless outing to earn the save in Saturday's 3-0 win over the Padres. Chase Davis Sun, Jul 5th
	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	Will Klein struck out three while allowing one hit and no walks over two scoreless innings in Thursday's 12-7 win over San Diego. Chase Davis 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			Will Klein SP,RP - LAD
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#140
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#233	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#216	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#141	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#180	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#225	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#183	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#428	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#99
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#168	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#165	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#4
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#31
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#42
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#152
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#62
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#422	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#377
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#272
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#51
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#226
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#220	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#193
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#298
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#317
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#241
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#58
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#254
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#258
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#87	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#64
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#45
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#13
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#251
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#189	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#143	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#417	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#160	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#166
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#175	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#427
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#178	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#130	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#37	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#52
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#121
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#77
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#111
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#149	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#184	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#191
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ CIN
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs SF
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs SF
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs SD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs SD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs SD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ SF
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ SF
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ SF
Fri, Mar 27th				vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205
Sat, Apr 4th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Mon, May 11th				vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 1st				@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#129
Sun, Jun 21st				vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142
Mon, Jun 22nd				@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Thu, Jul 2nd				vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Mon, Jul 6th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Mon, Aug 10th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95
Thu, Aug 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5
Thu, Sep 17th				@ CIN

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Will Klein (2026)

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