Who Should I Trade?

Ben Cowles for Juan Brito (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC	Juan Brito 1B,2B - CIN
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 206

Projections

Runs	‐	1
Home Runs	‐	0
RBI	‐	1
Stolen Bases	‐	0
Batting Average	‐	.216

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC	Juan Brito 1B,2B - CIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	‐	102

Runs	‐	13

Hits	‐	26

Singles	‐	17

Doubles	‐	6

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	3

RBI	‐	14

Stolen Bases	‐	1

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	7

Strikeouts	‐	25

Batting Average	‐	.255

On Base Pct	‐	.306

Slugging Pct	‐	.402

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.708

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC	Juan Brito 1B,2B - CIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	4

Runs	‐	1

Hits	‐	1

Singles	‐	1

Doubles	‐	0

Triples	‐	0

Home Runs	‐	0

RBI	‐	1

Stolen Bases	‐	0

Caught Stealing	‐	0

Walks	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	1

Batting Average	‐	.216

On Base Pct	‐	.316

Slugging Pct	‐	.250

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	.567

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC	Juan Brito 1B,2B - CIN
News
	The Cubs designated Ben Cowles for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th	The Reds recalled INF Juan Brito from Triple-A Louisville. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	The Cubs claimed INF Ben Cowles off waivers. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st	The Reds acquired Juan Brito from the Guardians. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	The Blue Jays have claimed infielder Ben Cowles off waivers from the Cubs. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 18th	The Guardians designated Juan Brito for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 3rd
	The Cubs designated Ben Cowles for assignment. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 15th	The Guardians optioned INF Juan Brito to Triple-A Columbus. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
	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
	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC			Juan Brito 1B,2B - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#170	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#57	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#167	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#189	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#208
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#187
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#268	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#229
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#189
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#236	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#46	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)		@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)		@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#81	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#134	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#254	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#223
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)		@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#87
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#141	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#37	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#130	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#224	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#169	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#103
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#127
Sat, Apr 4th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Sun, Jun 21st				@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#203
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Sat, Sep 26th				@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Cowles for Juan Brito (2026)

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