Who Should I Trade?

Cristian Mena for Jared Lyons (2026)

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Stats
Projections
News & Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI	Jared Lyons SP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
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Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

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Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI	Jared Lyons SP - CIN
2026 Stats


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Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI	Jared Lyons SP - CIN
2026 Projections


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Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI	Jared Lyons SP - CIN
News
	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters Cristian Mena will undergo season-ending surgery on his shoulder. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st
	Cristian Mena is scheduled to resume his throwing program next week. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 16th
	The Diamondbacks placed RHP Christian Mena on the 60-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	D-backs right-hander Cristian Mena felt discomfort in his right shoulder and has been shut down from throwing. Brenton Kemp Thu, Feb 26th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI			Jared Lyons SP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#65
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#41
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#62	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#25
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#183	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#127
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (5-5)	#2	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#81
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#151	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#37
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#126	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#230	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#113
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#54
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#47
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#40
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#325
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#48
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-2)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#76	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#89
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#166	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-5)	#16
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#24	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#99
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#91	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#206
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#161	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#90
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-4)	#83
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#57
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs DET	Keider Montero (6-5)	#170
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#135	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#292
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#437
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#162	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#122
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#36	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#26
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#127	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#195
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#186
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#114	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#136
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#210	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (4-6)	#282
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (5-8)	#37	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#302
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (2-8)	#98	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#191
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#292	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#45
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#437	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-4)	#87
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-4)	#28
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#89	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#259
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#55	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#56
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#437
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#436
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#55	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88	@ NYM	David Peterson (4-7)	#85
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#174	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#210
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#151
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#230
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-4)	#34	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#187
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#41	vs KC	Luinder Avila (4-3)	#219
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (4-5)	#353	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#78
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#177
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#64	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#72	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#79
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#40	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#337
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#181	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-4)	#205
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#104	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-6)	#211	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#75
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#92	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#138
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#226
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#38	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#160
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#432	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#30
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#131	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (9-5)	#21
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-3)	#46	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#67
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-2)	#257	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#278
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#116	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#162
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#95
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (8-2)	#90	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ PIT	Jared Jones (1-1)	#61
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (7-5)	#20	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#111
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-8)	#88	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#137
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#55	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#174	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (4-3)	#95
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#53	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#76
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)	#162	vs BAL	Brandon Young (7-2)	#134
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#124	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#42
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#330	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-2)	#307
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-7)	#155	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (8-4)	#11
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#29
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#197
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#41	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (5-1)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#79	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-1)	#317
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#52	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4)	#437
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#116	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#425
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#189	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#19
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#107	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#100
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-5)	#106	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#60
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Dustin May (5-6)	#52
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-6)	#176	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#116
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#64	@ STL
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#159	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#129
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#127	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT			vs CLE
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT			vs CLE
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE			vs PIT
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD			vs ATH
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD			@ WSH
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD			@ WSH
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD			@ WSH
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL			@ CWS
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL			@ CWS
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS			vs STL
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS			vs STL
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS			vs STL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN			@ ARI
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN			@ ARI
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN			@ ARI
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC			@ SF
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC			@ SF
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC			@ SF
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI			vs SD
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI			vs SD
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI			vs SD
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			@ TOR
Sun, Mar 29th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#147
Mon, Apr 6th				@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#108
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#55
Mon, Apr 20th				@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#370
Fri, Apr 24th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#31
Mon, May 4th				@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#96
Thu, May 14th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#64
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Thu, Jul 30th				vs PIT
Thu, Aug 13th				@ CWS
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL
Sun, Aug 30th				@ CHC
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Cristian Mena for Jared Lyons (2026)

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