Who Should I Trade?

Ben Cowles for Joey Ortiz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 266	‐
VBR	# 282	‐

Projections

Runs	9	1
Home Runs	2	0
RBI	8	1
Stolen Bases	2	0
Batting Average	.252	.231

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 264	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 259	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 249	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 352	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
2026 Stats


At Bats	288	‐

Runs	38	‐

Hits	71	‐

Singles	50	‐

Doubles	12	‐

Triples	2	‐

Home Runs	7	‐

RBI	38	‐

Stolen Bases	9	‐

Caught Stealing	4	‐

Walks	30	‐

Strikeouts	63	‐

Batting Average	.247	‐

On Base Pct	.313	‐

Slugging Pct	.375	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.688	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
2026 Projections


At Bats	69	7

Runs	9	1

Hits	17	2

Singles	12	1

Doubles	3	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	2	0

RBI	8	1

Stolen Bases	2	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	6	1

Strikeouts	14	2

Batting Average	.252	.231

On Base Pct	.313	.286

Slugging Pct	.390	.308

On-base Plus Slugging	.703	.593

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
News
	Joey Ortiz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with one run scored, one RBI, and one stolen base. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st	The Cubs designated Ben Cowles for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
	Joey Ortiz went 2-for-3 in a loss to the Mariners with a home run, one run scored, and four RBI. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 20th	The Cubs claimed INF Ben Cowles off waivers. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st
	Joey Ortiz went 2-for-4 in Tuesday’s 22-0 win over the Mariners with one walk and three runs scored. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 19th	The Blue Jays have claimed infielder Ben Cowles off waivers from the Cubs. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 18th
	Joey Ortiz went 1-for-4 in a win over the Dodgers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	The Cubs designated Ben Cowles for assignment. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 15th
	Joey Ortiz is back in the Brewers lineup on Wednesday against the Padres. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th	Ben Cowles has been claimed off waivers by the Chicago Cubs. Cowles was designated for assignment by the White Sox last week. David Leisering Thu, Jan 15th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Joey Ortiz 3B,SS - MIL			Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#277	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#171	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#78	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#144	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#174	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-3)	#28	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#45	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Tue, May 5th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#46	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#117	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#128	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#220	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos		vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#149	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61
Fri, Jul 10th				@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#58	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#33	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#236	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#72	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#160	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-2)	#224	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-2)	#103	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#227	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53	vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			@ BOS
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#97
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#133
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Cowles for Joey Ortiz (2026)

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