Who Should I Trade?

Grant Anderson for Kyle Backhus (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Grant Anderson RP - MIL	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 343	‐
VBR	# 605	# 678

Projections

Strikeouts	6	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.37	3.54
WHIP	1.29	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 310	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 360	# 450

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Grant Anderson RP - MIL	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
2026 Stats


Games Played	51	21

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	56.1	20.0

Wins	3	2

Losses	3	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	5	1

Hits Allowed	42	25

Earned Runs	22	11

Home Runs Allowed	8	3

Strikeouts	50	20

Walks	21	6

ERA	3.51	4.95

WHIP	1.12	1.55

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Grant Anderson RP - MIL	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.1	2.8

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	6	3

Earned Runs	3	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	6	3

Walks	2	1

ERA	4.37	3.54

WHIP	1.29	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Grant Anderson RP - MIL	Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
News
	The Brewers recalled RHP Grant Anderson from Triple-A Nashville. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th	The Phillies option RHP Kyle Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th
	The Brewers optioned Grant Anderson to Triple-A Nashville. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 5th	The Phillies recalled Kyle Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Grant Anderson is hopeful to avoid a stint on the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 6th	The Phillies option RHP Kyle Backhus from Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
	Grant Anderson told reporters he will attempt to play catch on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th	The Phillies are activating Kyle Backhus from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 21st
	Grant Anderson left Thursday's game early with a forearm contusion. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th	The Phillies placed Kyle Backhus on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Grant Anderson RP - MIL			Kyle Backhus RP - PHI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#244	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	vs TEX	Jacob Latz (4-2)	#52
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (4-3)	#389
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-7)	#139	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#132	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs CHC	Riley Martin
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#88	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#160
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#410	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#205
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	vs CWS	Tyler Gilbert (0-0)	#313
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#102
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#398	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#204	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs MIA	Cade Gibson
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#146
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#112	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#161	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	@ ARI	Taylor Clarke
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT			@ WSH
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT			@ WSH
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT			@ NYM
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			@ NYM
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			@ NYM
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			@ NYM
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			vs TB
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			vs TB
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			vs TB
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#155
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196
Tue, May 5th				vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, May 7th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Mon, Jun 15th				vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Thu, Jun 25th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Jul 10th				@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Thu, Jul 16th				vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43
Mon, Aug 17th				vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17
Thu, Sep 10th				vs HOU	Cristian Javier (2-5)	#135

Who Should I Trade?

Grant Anderson for Kyle Backhus (2026)

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