Who Should I Trade?

Cristian Mena for Joey Estes (2026)

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Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI	Joey Estes SP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	# 1076

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	14
Wins	‐	1
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	5.50
WHIP	‐	1.47

Misc

Injury Alert	OUT	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI	Joey Estes SP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	1

Games Started	‐	1

Innings Pitched	‐	4.1

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	5

Earned Runs	‐	4

Home Runs Allowed	‐	1

Strikeouts	‐	4

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	8.31

WHIP	‐	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI	Joey Estes SP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	14

Games Started	‐	2

Innings Pitched	‐	20.0

Wins	‐	1

Losses	‐	1

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	22

Earned Runs	‐	12

Home Runs Allowed	‐	4

Strikeouts	‐	14

Walks	‐	6

ERA	‐	5.50

WHIP	‐	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI	Joey Estes SP - ATH
News
	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters Cristian Mena will undergo season-ending surgery on his shoulder. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st	The Athletics have optioned right-hander Joey Estes to Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Sun, Jun 14th
	Cristian Mena is scheduled to resume his throwing program next week. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 16th	Joey Estes allowed four earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four over 4 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 14th
	The Diamondbacks placed RHP Christian Mena on the 60-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th	The Athletics recalled RHP Joey Estes from Triple-A Las Vegas. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 9th
	D-backs right-hander Cristian Mena felt discomfort in his right shoulder and has been shut down from throwing. Brenton Kemp Thu, Feb 26th	The Athletics have optioned right-hander Joey Estes to Triple-A Las Vegas. Brenton Kemp Thu, Mar 12th
		Estes made just three appearances for the A's in 2025, spending most of the season at Triple-A Las Vegas where he posted a 5.51 ERA across 80 innings. He eventually landed on the injured list with a herniated disc in his lower back to close out the year. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 10th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI			Joey Estes SP - ATH
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#62	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#268	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#46	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#184
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#84
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#179
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#133	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#290
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#67	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#116
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#187
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#92	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#72	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#178	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#150	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#385
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#205	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#82
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#117	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#114
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#132
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#32	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#215
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#116	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#73
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos		@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#337
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#430	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#105
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#57
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#148
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#151
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#198	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#118	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#427
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#316	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#36
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#20	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#154
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#285
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#96
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#172	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#71
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#209
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#219	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#195
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#297
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#93	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#323	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#104
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#160
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#304	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#138
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#129
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#45	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#21	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#172
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#158	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#44
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD			@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#138
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL			vs TB
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL			vs TB
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL			vs TB
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL			vs TEX
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL			vs TEX
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL			vs TEX
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS			@ KC
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS			@ KC
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS			@ KC
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN			@ HOU
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN			@ HOU
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN			@ HOU
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC			vs MIN
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC			vs MIN
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC			vs MIN
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF			vs BAL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			vs BAL
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI			@ TEX
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI			@ TEX
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI			@ TEX
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU			@ SEA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU			@ SEA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU			@ SEA
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			vs SEA
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			vs HOU
Sun, Mar 29th				@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Mon, Apr 20th				@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85
Fri, Apr 24th				@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Thu, May 14th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87
Mon, Jun 8th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#47
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-5)	#169
Thu, Jun 25th				@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Thu, Jul 30th				vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#29
Thu, Aug 20th				@ KC
Sun, Aug 30th				vs BAL
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ SEA
Thu, Sep 17th				@ TB

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Cristian Mena for Joey Estes (2026)

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