Who Should I Trade?

Cristian Mena for Seth Halvorsen (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Seth Halvorsen RP - LAD	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 1 of 1 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 1 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 879	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	7	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.35	‐
WHIP	1.43	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	OUT

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 438	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Seth Halvorsen RP - LAD	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	23	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	21.0	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	2	‐

Hits Allowed	22	‐

Earned Runs	10	‐

Home Runs Allowed	3	‐

Strikeouts	17	‐

Walks	16	‐

ERA	4.29	‐

WHIP	1.81	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Seth Halvorsen RP - LAD	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	7.1	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	7	‐

Earned Runs	3	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	7	‐

Walks	4	‐

ERA	4.35	‐

WHIP	1.43	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Seth Halvorsen RP - LAD	Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI
News
	The Dodgers have recalled right-hander Seth Halvorsen from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Brenton Kemp Thu, Aug 27th	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo told reporters Cristian Mena will undergo season-ending surgery on his shoulder. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 1st
	Seth Halvorsen was optioned to Triple-A by the Dodgers on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Aug 12th	Cristian Mena is scheduled to resume his throwing program next week. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 16th
	The Dodgers are calling up reliever Seth Halvorsen. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th	The Diamondbacks placed RHP Christian Mena on the 60-day injured list with a strained right shoulder. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Seth Halvorsen will report to Triple-A Oklahoma City. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	D-backs right-hander Cristian Mena felt discomfort in his right shoulder and has been shut down from throwing. Brenton Kemp Thu, Feb 26th
	Reliever Seth Halvorsen has been traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers in exchange for two players. Diego Sandoval Mon, Jul 20th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Seth Halvorsen RP - LAD			Cristian Mena SP,RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#166
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Thu, Apr 30th				@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, May 7th				vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Thu, May 21st				vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#426
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#156	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Thu, Jul 9th				@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sat, Jul 18th				vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#168	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th				@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#347
Mon, Aug 31st				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#178
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#209	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN			@ KC
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ SD
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN

Who Should I Trade?

Cristian Mena for Seth Halvorsen (2026)

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