Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Yohan Ramirez (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 147	# 312
VBR	‐	# 714

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	5
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	3.78
WHIP	‐	1.59

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 96	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 91	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 196	# 364

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 207	# 242

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


Games Played	20	60

Games Started	8	1

Innings Pitched	68.0	78.0

Wins	4	6

Losses	2	4

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	2	9

Hits Allowed	45	55

Earned Runs	14	27

Home Runs Allowed	2	4

Strikeouts	65	91

Walks	19	43

ERA	1.85	3.12

WHIP	0.94	1.26

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Yohan Ramirez RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	6

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	4.8

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	1

Hits Allowed	‐	5

Earned Runs	‐	2

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	5

Walks	‐	2

ERA	‐	3.78

WHIP	‐	1.59

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Brown SP,RP - CHC	Yohan Ramirez RP - PIT
News
	Ben Brown (neck) will miss the rest of the season. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Sep 3rd	Yohan Ramirez recorded the save on Monday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 25th
	Ben Brown “is experiencing symptoms again after his outing yesterday.” Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 26th	The Pirates activated RHP Yohan Ramírez from the paternity list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	Ben Brown is close to being cleared for a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 22nd	The Pirates placed Yohan Ramirez on the paternity list. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
	Ben Brown is scheduled to face live hitters on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th	Yohan Ramirez threw two scoreless innings as an opener on Thursday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 31st
	Ben Brown has resumed throwing daily. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
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			Yohan Ramirez RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#101
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#33
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#41	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#399
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)	#61
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#35	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#143
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#369
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#272	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#237	vs SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#258
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#171	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#152
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#18	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#56	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#106	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#185	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#363
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#78
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#118
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#230	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#3	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#58
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#310	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#401
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#384	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#309	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#138	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#287
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#174
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#102	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#229
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#203	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#140
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#309
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#16
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#88
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#181
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#400	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#135
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#323	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#205
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#402
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#28
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#11
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#52	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#155
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#233	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#50
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#306	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#5
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#167	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#305
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#69	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#73	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#157
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#42	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#79
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#87
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#268
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#85	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#66
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#91	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#187
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#38	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#74	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#24	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#164	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#220
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#314	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#4	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#161	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#123
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#139	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#348
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#391	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#67
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#149	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#137	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#36	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#72
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#110	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#37
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#111
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#46
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#145	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#134
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#151	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#148
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#199	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#47	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#44	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#10
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#131	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#105
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#115	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#114	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#163
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#136
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#128	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#71
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#83
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#62
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#100
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#170
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#177
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#141	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#159	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#150
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#82
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#266	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#30
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#6	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#63
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#109	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#59
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#103
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#76	vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#154	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#31	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#391
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#108	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#65
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#227	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#70
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#99	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#92
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 (6-15)	#69
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#51
Sun, Jun 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#119
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#283
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-1)	#194
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Brown for Yohan Ramirez (2026)

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