Who Should I Trade?

Ben Cowles for Mark Vientos (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Mark Vientos 1B,3B,DH - NYM	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	# 223	‐
VBR	# 344	‐

Projections

Runs	5	‐
Home Runs	2	‐
RBI	6	‐
Stolen Bases	0	‐
Batting Average	.242	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 186	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 161	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 259	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 279	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Mark Vientos 1B,3B,DH - NYM	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
2026 Stats


At Bats	249	‐

Runs	27	‐

Hits	54	‐

Singles	32	‐

Doubles	9	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	13	‐

RBI	39	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	12	‐

Strikeouts	63	‐

Batting Average	.217	‐

On Base Pct	.259	‐

Slugging Pct	.410	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.669	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Mark Vientos 1B,3B,DH - NYM	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
2026 Projections


At Bats	42	‐

Runs	5	‐

Hits	10	‐

Singles	6	‐

Doubles	2	‐

Triples	0	‐

Home Runs	2	‐

RBI	6	‐

Stolen Bases	0	‐

Caught Stealing	0	‐

Walks	3	‐

Strikeouts	11	‐

Batting Average	.242	‐

On Base Pct	.299	‐

Slugging Pct	.432	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.731	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Mark Vientos 1B,3B,DH - NYM	Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
News
	Mark Vientos went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Monday's 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Sep 1st	The Cubs designated Ben Cowles for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
	The Mets activated 1B Mark Vientos from the 10-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 31st	The Cubs claimed INF Ben Cowles off waivers. Ari Koslow Sun, Mar 1st
	Mark Vientos went deep three times for Triple-A Syracuse on Sunday. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th	The Blue Jays have claimed infielder Ben Cowles off waivers from the Cubs. Brenton Kemp Wed, Feb 18th
	Mark Vientos went 2-for-4 with a solo home run for Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	The Cubs designated Ben Cowles for assignment. Ari Koslow Sun, Feb 15th
	Mark Vientos began a rehab assignment at Double-A Binghampton on Thursday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 21st	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
	Mark Vientos 1B,3B,DH - NYM			Ben Cowles 2B,3B,SS - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#155	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#208
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Sat, Apr 25th				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#190	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407
Tue, May 5th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#156
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#415	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#258	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#164
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#145
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#57	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#228	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#156	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405
Fri, Jun 19th				vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#175	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#177	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#31	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#92
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#357	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Jul 28th				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#418
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#131	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#57	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU	Bennett Sousa		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#151	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-3)	#343	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF	Anthony Molina		@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF	Cesar Perdomo (0-0)	#271	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#203
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#18	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			@ BOS
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#119
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI

Who Should I Trade?

Ben Cowles for Mark Vientos (2026)

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