Who Should I Trade?

Carson Benge for Lawrence Butler (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Carson Benge LF,CF,RF - NYM	Lawrence Butler CF,RF - ATH
Expert Recommendation	83% Recommended by 5 of 6 experts	17% Recommended by 1 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 103	# 136
VBR	# 117	# 86

Projections

Runs	10	10
Home Runs	2	3
RBI	9	10
Stolen Bases	2	2
Batting Average	.255	.238

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 72	# 175

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 111	# 153

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 40	# 152

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 105	# 132

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 126	# 387

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 104	# 88

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Carson Benge LF,CF,RF - NYM	Lawrence Butler CF,RF - ATH
2026 Stats


At Bats	511	395

Runs	71	53

Hits	142	93

Singles	105	64

Doubles	18	16

Triples	3	1

Home Runs	16	12

RBI	54	50

Stolen Bases	20	10

Caught Stealing	4	4

Walks	40	55

Strikeouts	120	119

Batting Average	.278	.235

On Base Pct	.337	.329

Slugging Pct	.419	.372

On-base Plus Slugging	.756	.701

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Carson Benge LF,CF,RF - NYM	Lawrence Butler CF,RF - ATH
2026 Projections


At Bats	73	71

Runs	10	10

Hits	19	17

Singles	13	10

Doubles	3	3

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	2	3

RBI	9	10

Stolen Bases	2	2

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	7	8

Strikeouts	18	21

Batting Average	.255	.238

On Base Pct	.325	.312

Slugging Pct	.393	.410

On-base Plus Slugging	.718	.722

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Carson Benge LF,CF,RF - NYM	Lawrence Butler CF,RF - ATH
News
	Carson Benge went 2-for-4 with a home run, one run scored and two RBI in Wednesday's 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	Lawrence Butler went 1-for-3 in a loss to the Orioles with two walks, one stolen base, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 30th
	Carson Benge went 1-for-2 with a home run, two walks, one run scored and an RBI in Saturday's 5-4 win over the Washington Nationals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th	Lawrence Butler went 1-for-3 in a win over the Twins with a solo home run, one walk, and two runs scored. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th
	Carson Benge is back in the Mets lineup on Sunday against the Pirates. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Lawrence Butler went 2-for-4 in Sunday's win over the Rangers with a two-run home run. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	Carson Benge is not in the Mets lineup on Saturday against the Pirates. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Lawrence Butler went 1-for-5 in a win over the Rangers with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 15th
	Mets’ interim manager Andy Green told reporters that X-rays on the injured wrist of Carson Benge came back negative for any fractures. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Lawrence Butler went 1-for-4 in a loss to the Rays with a solo home run. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Carson Benge LF,CF,RF - NYM			Lawrence Butler CF,RF - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sat, Mar 28th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Sun, Mar 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336
Mon, Mar 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#85	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165
Tue, Mar 31st	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	@ ATL	Jose Suarez
Wed, Apr 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155
Sat, Apr 4th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125
Sun, Apr 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#145	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Fri, Apr 10th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#161	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#38
Sat, Apr 11th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#133	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#66
Sun, Apr 12th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#203	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Mon, Apr 13th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Tue, Apr 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Wed, Apr 15th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Fri, Apr 17th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#109	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#107
Sat, Apr 18th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#412
Sun, Apr 19th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#202	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Fri, Apr 24th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#137
Sun, Apr 26th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Tue, Apr 28th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#227
Wed, Apr 29th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Thu, Apr 30th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#80
Fri, May 1st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75
Sat, May 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#179
Sun, May 3rd	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#34
Mon, May 4th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Wed, May 6th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#154	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10
Thu, May 7th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#420	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#156
Fri, May 8th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#172	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#59
Sat, May 9th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Sun, May 10th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#117	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225
Wed, May 13th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#83
Thu, May 14th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#98
Fri, May 15th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#16	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Sat, May 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#230	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Mon, May 18th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Tue, May 19th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Wed, May 20th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#315
Sun, May 24th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60
Mon, May 25th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Tue, May 26th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Wed, May 27th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Fri, May 29th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#35
Sat, May 30th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#207
Sun, May 31st	vs MIA	John King		vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#43
Mon, Jun 1st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#194
Fri, Jun 5th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144
Sat, Jun 6th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#185	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#125
Sun, Jun 7th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#212	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#233
Tue, Jun 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#86
Wed, Jun 10th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#225	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229
Thu, Jun 11th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#232	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#411
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#405
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#423
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#36	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#113	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#33
Thu, Jun 18th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#216
Sat, Jun 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Sun, Jun 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#109	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, Jun 25th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#57	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#96
Fri, Jun 26th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#10	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#209
Sat, Jun 27th	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#181	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#28
Sun, Jun 28th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#389
Mon, Jun 29th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#228	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#336
Tue, Jun 30th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#123
Wed, Jul 1st	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#162	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-2)	#159
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#167	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47
Mon, Jul 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#102
Tue, Jul 7th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Thu, Jul 9th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Fri, Jul 10th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sat, Jul 11th	vs BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#169
Sun, Jul 12th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#331
Thu, Jul 16th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Sat, Jul 18th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#12	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sun, Jul 19th	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#363	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50
Mon, Jul 20th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#262
Tue, Jul 21st	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#229	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#384
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#29	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#173
Fri, Jul 24th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#197	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Sat, Jul 25th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#6	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#199
Sun, Jul 26th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#67	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Thu, Jul 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#37
Fri, Jul 31st	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#81
Sat, Aug 1st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#200	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#30
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#126
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#75	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#168
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#64	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#218
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#50	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#143
Fri, Aug 7th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#32
Sat, Aug 8th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Sun, Aug 9th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#56	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#165	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#188	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#95
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Fri, Aug 14th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#115
Sat, Aug 15th	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#196	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Sun, Aug 16th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#152	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#97
Mon, Aug 17th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#180	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#77
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#135	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#177
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#60	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#142
Fri, Aug 21st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#91
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#141	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#155
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#53
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#62	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#71
Thu, Aug 27th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Fri, Aug 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#21	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sat, Aug 29th	vs HOU	Bennett Sousa		vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#73
Sun, Aug 30th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#148	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#149
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#65	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#55	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#41	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#97
Fri, Sep 4th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-3)	#280	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#11
Sat, Sep 5th	vs SF	Anthony Molina		@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Sun, Sep 6th	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#47	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#76	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#112	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#130
Fri, Sep 11th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#22
Sat, Sep 12th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#230	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Sun, Sep 13th	@ NYY			vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Mon, Sep 14th	vs BAL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs BAL			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	vs BAL			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	vs PHI			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	vs PHI			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	vs PHI			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	vs PHI			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ TEX			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ TEX			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ TEX			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ WSH			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ WSH			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ WSH			vs HOU
Fri, Mar 27th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#193
Mon, Apr 20th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Apr 25th				@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#44
Tue, May 5th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#25
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Fri, Jun 19th				vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#31
Fri, Jul 17th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#42
Tue, Jul 28th				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#421
Mon, Aug 24th				vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#82
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#45

Who Should I Trade?

Carson Benge for Lawrence Butler (2026)

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