Who Should I Trade?

CJ Kayfus for Will Benson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 357	‐
VBR	‐	‐

Projections

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RBI	‐	‐
Stolen Bases	‐	‐
Batting Average	‐	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 305	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 431	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
2026 Stats


At Bats	96	22

Runs	11	4

Hits	18	4

Singles	11	2

Doubles	3	1

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	3	1

RBI	6	2

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	16	2

Strikeouts	38	8

Batting Average	.188	.182

On Base Pct	.310	.280

Slugging Pct	.333	.364

On-base Plus Slugging	.643	.644

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
2026 Projections


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Hits	‐	‐

Singles	‐	‐

Doubles	‐	‐

Triples	‐	‐

Home Runs	‐	‐

RBI	‐	‐

Stolen Bases	‐	‐

Caught Stealing	‐	‐

Walks	‐	‐

Strikeouts	‐	‐

Batting Average	‐	‐

On Base Pct	‐	‐

Slugging Pct	‐	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN	CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
News
	Will Benson has cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Louisville. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 8th	CJ Kayfus was activated from the injured list in Triple-A. Ari Koslow Tue, May 19th
	The Reds have designated outfielder Will Benson for assignment. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th	CJ Kayfus was sent down to Triple-A on Monday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th
	Will Benson was optioned to Triple-A after Monday's loss to the Brewers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 23rd	CJ Kayfus went 2-for-2 in win over the Cubs with a home run, two runs scored and two RBI. Matthew Adam Mon, Apr 6th
	Reds outfielder Will Benson slugged a pinch-hit, game-tying home run in a 4-3 win over the Royals on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 2nd
	Reds outfielder Will Benson hit a pinch-hit two-run homer in a 13-2 loss to the Rockies on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Apr 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN			CJ Kayfus 1B,LF,RF - CLE
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#13
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#102
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Mon, Apr 13th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (5-5)	#81
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Mon, Apr 27th				vs TB	Steven Matz (6-6)	#201
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-12)	#187	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#52	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-8)	#219
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#126	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#176
Mon, May 11th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-10)	#213	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#149
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Thu, May 21st				@ DET	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Fri, May 22nd				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5
Sun, May 24th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#125
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#229	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#193	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Thu, Jun 4th				@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (7-3)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#163	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Thu, Jun 18th				@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#231
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#203	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#220
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	@ CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#27	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#159
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168	vs CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#247
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-4)	#86
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (7-10)	#230	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-6)	#208
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#221
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#123
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#223	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58	@ DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#38
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-8)	#73	@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#188
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (3-3)	#264
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#79	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (1-3)	#150
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#191	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-6)	#222
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#245	vs TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#98
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	vs DET	Andrew Sears (0-1)	#212
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#65	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#128	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#110
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#43	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#151
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	vs CWS	Chris Murphy (3-0)
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#15	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#83	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#78	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#61	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-5)	#103	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-6)	#24	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#256
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#84
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#54
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#189
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-9)	#87
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#55
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50

Who Should I Trade?

CJ Kayfus for Will Benson (2026)

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