Who Should I Trade?

Kahlil Watson for Will Benson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Kahlil Watson LF,CF,RF - CLE	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 342
VBR	# 1229	# 1297

Projections

Runs	3	1
Home Runs	1	0
RBI	3	1
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.218	.203

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 290

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 349	# 431

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Kahlil Watson LF,CF,RF - CLE	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	88	96

Runs	6	11

Hits	21	18

Singles	14	11

Doubles	6	3

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	1	3

RBI	11	6

Stolen Bases	9	1

Caught Stealing	1	1

Walks	3	16

Strikeouts	32	38

Batting Average	.239	.188

On Base Pct	.264	.310

Slugging Pct	.341	.333

On-base Plus Slugging	.605	.643

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Kahlil Watson LF,CF,RF - CLE	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	21	8

Runs	3	1

Hits	5	2

Singles	3	1

Doubles	1	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	1	0

RBI	3	1

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	2	1

Strikeouts	7	2

Batting Average	.218	.203

On Base Pct	.285	.285

Slugging Pct	.378	.312

On-base Plus Slugging	.663	.597

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Kahlil Watson LF,CF,RF - CLE	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
News
	Kahlil Watson was optioned to Triple-A Columbus on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 22nd	Will Benson has cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Louisville. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 8th
	Kahlil Watson went 2-for-5 in Sunday's 5-2 win over the Marlins with an RBI, a stolen base, and a strikeout. Matthew Adam Mon, Jul 13th	The Reds have designated outfielder Will Benson for assignment. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th
	Kahlil Watson went 0-for-3 in a 6-5 loss to the Twins on Wednesday with a walk, a run scored, and a stolen base. Matthew Adam Thu, Jul 9th	Will Benson was optioned to Triple-A after Monday's loss to the Brewers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 23rd
	Kahlil Watson went 1-for-5 in a 7-6 loss to the White Sox on Sunday with two stolen bases and one strikeout. Matthew Adam Mon, Jul 6th	Reds outfielder Will Benson slugged a pinch-hit, game-tying home run in a 4-3 win over the Royals on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Tue, Jun 2nd
	Kahlil Watson went 0-for-4 in a 3-1 loss to the White Sox on Saturday with two stolen bases and three strikeouts. Matthew Adam Sun, Jul 5th	Reds outfielder Will Benson hit a pinch-hit two-run homer in a 13-2 loss to the Rockies on Wednesday. Brenton Kemp Thu, Apr 30th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Kahlil Watson LF,CF,RF - CLE			Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#243
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#30
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#107	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#156
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#94	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#26	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#124
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#74	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#61
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#38
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#132	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#309
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#100
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#81
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#71	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#62
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#181	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#20
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#97	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#65	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#86
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#268	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#358
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#368	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#187
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#150	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#93
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#143	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#27	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#304	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#187
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#93	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#362
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#19	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#161	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#183	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#123
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#192	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#74	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#75
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#363	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#213
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#175
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#130	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#26
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#215
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#20	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#268
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#141	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#265
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#199
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#286	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#295
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#34	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#168
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#54
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#89
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#148	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#25
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#219
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson	#140	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#44
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#219
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#308	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#29
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#55	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#85
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#308	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#142
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#30	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#235
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#296
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#363
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#108
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#80	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#124	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#70	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#229
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#24	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#319
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#108	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#133
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#189
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#151	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#29
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#146	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#268	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#70
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#265	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#331
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#188	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#68	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#151
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#48
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#107	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#177	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#151
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#188	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#65
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#68	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#293
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#86	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#61	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#26
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#38	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (2-5)	#277	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#39
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#101	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#20	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#196	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#86	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#107
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#41	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#93	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#110
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#19	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#25
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#148	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#89
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#197	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#289	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#122	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#183
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#104	vs ATH
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#29	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#242
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#204	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#55
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#188	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#225
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#92	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#168
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET			@ CWS
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET			@ CWS
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET			@ CWS
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD			vs MIA
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF			vs STL
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF			vs STL
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF			vs STL
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL			@ ARI
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL			@ ARI
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL			@ ARI
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA			@ SF
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA			@ SF
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA			@ SF
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR			vs SD
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR			vs SD
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			@ TOR
Sat, Apr 4th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#80
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#78
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433
Thu, May 14th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#275
Sun, Jun 14th				vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#166
Mon, Jun 15th				vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#198
Fri, Jul 17th				@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#246
Thu, Jul 30th				vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Mon, Aug 17th				vs STL
Mon, Aug 31st				vs SD
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Kahlil Watson for Will Benson (2026)

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