Who Should I Trade?

Cristian Mena for Rafael Montero (2026)

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

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	‐	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	13
Wins	‐	1
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.27
WHIP	‐	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	‐

Games Started	‐	‐

Innings Pitched	‐	‐

Wins	‐	‐

Losses	‐	‐

Saves	‐	‐

Blown Saves	‐	‐

Holds	‐	‐

Hits Allowed	‐	‐

Earned Runs	‐	‐

Home Runs Allowed	‐	‐

Strikeouts	‐	‐

Walks	‐	‐

ERA	‐	‐

WHIP	‐	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	27

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	13.7

Wins	‐	1

Losses	‐	1

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	1

Holds	‐	1

Hits Allowed	‐	13

Earned Runs	‐	7

Home Runs Allowed	‐	2

Strikeouts	‐	13

Walks	‐	7

ERA	‐	4.27

WHIP	‐	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI	Rafael Montero RP - NYY
News
	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters Cristian Mena will undergo season-ending surgery on his shoulder. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st	Montero (personal) joined New York as a non-roster invitee with plans to compete for a bullpen position during spring games. Visa complications have prevented him from arriving at Yankees camp. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 7th
	Cristian Mena is scheduled to resume his throwing program next week. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 16th	Rafael Montero has yet to report to Yankees camp due to visa issues. Ari Koslow Thu, Feb 19th
	The Diamondbacks placed RHP Christian Mena on the 60-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th	The New York Yankees signed Rafael Montero to a minor league deal with an invitation to spring training on Thursday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Feb 12th
	D-backs right-hander Cristian Mena felt discomfort in his right shoulder and has been shut down from throwing. Brenton Kemp Thu, Feb 26th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI			Rafael Montero RP - NYY
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#67	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#246	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#62
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#11
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#146	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#39
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#142	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#188
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#185
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#189
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-3)	#85	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#130
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#160	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#156	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#178
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#202
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (5-4)	#125	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#217
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#293
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#30	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#126	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#46
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis		@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#140
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#31	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#75
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#92	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#38
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#341	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#126
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#96	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos		vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#160
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#69
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#88
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#20	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#185
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#13	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#139
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#40	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#221
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#360	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#77
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#68	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#171
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#25
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#205	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#269
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#99	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#66
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#314
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#328
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#37	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#103	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#276
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#106
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#298	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#109	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#104	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#94	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#51
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#87
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#49
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#61	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#256	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#95
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#52	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#298
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#108
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#144	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#63
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#70
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#331
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#280
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#43	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#54
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#97
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#184
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#251	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#101
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#98	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#89
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#331	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (2-3)	#179
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#292	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#127	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#239
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#112	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#45	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#91
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#114
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#47	@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#90
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#186
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#166	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#48
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#370	vs STL
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-3)	#158	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#123
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD			vs ATL
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD			vs ATL
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD			vs ATL
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL			vs SEA
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL			vs SEA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL			@ TOR
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL			@ TOR
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL			@ TOR
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS			@ BAL
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS			@ BAL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN			vs TOR
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN			vs TOR
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN			vs TOR
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC			vs HOU
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC			vs HOU
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF			vs HOU
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI			@ LAA
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU			@ SD
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU			@ SD
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU			@ SD
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			vs COL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			vs COL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			vs NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			@ MIN
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			@ MIN
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			@ MIN
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			@ ARI
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			@ ARI
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			vs TB
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			vs TB
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			vs TB
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			vs BAL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			vs BAL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			vs BAL
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Thu, Apr 16th				vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#213
Fri, Apr 24th				@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#288
Mon, Apr 27th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#128
Mon, May 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#76
Mon, Jun 8th				@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#168
Thu, Jun 25th				@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#169
Thu, Jul 30th				@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#78
Thu, Aug 13th				vs SEA
Thu, Aug 20th				@ BAL
Sun, Aug 30th				vs BOS
Thu, Sep 10th				vs COL

Who Should I Trade?

Cristian Mena for Rafael Montero (2026)

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