Who Should I Trade?

Masataka Yoshida for Will Benson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 291	# 343
VBR	# 505	# 1353

Projections

Runs	13	2
Home Runs	3	0
RBI	13	1
Stolen Bases	1	0
Batting Average	.275	.186

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 280	# 291

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 242	# 431

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	200	96

Runs	27	11

Hits	53	18

Singles	37	11

Doubles	11	3

Triples	1	1

Home Runs	4	3

RBI	19	6

Stolen Bases	2	1

Caught Stealing	0	1

Walks	22	16

Strikeouts	25	38

Batting Average	.265	.188

On Base Pct	.345	.310

Slugging Pct	.390	.333

On-base Plus Slugging	.735	.643

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	103	11

Runs	13	2

Hits	28	2

Singles	20	1

Doubles	6	0

Triples	0	0

Home Runs	3	0

RBI	13	1

Stolen Bases	1	0

Caught Stealing	0	0

Walks	9	1

Strikeouts	15	3

Batting Average	.275	.186

On Base Pct	.341	.272

Slugging Pct	.415	.305

On-base Plus Slugging	.756	.577

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
News
	Masataka Yoshida went 3-for-5 in Friday’s win over the Rays with a double, a home run, one RBI, and three runs scored. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 18th	Will Benson has cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Louisville. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 8th
	Masataka Yoshida went 1-for-3 in a win over the Mets with a two-run home run and one walk. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 12th	The Reds have designated outfielder Will Benson for assignment. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th
	Masataka Yoshida went 1-for-4 in a win over the Mariners with one stolen base. Chris Schommer Sun, Jun 21st	Will Benson was optioned to Triple-A after Monday's loss to the Brewers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 23rd
	Roman Anthony's recovery from a finger injury is taking longer than originally anticipated, clearing up the outfield and DH logjam that had limited Yoshida's playing time earlier in the season. Yoshida lost sight of a fly ball in left field in the fourth inning Sunday, allowing the Guardians to take a lead, before delivering a two-run single during Boston's six-run seventh inning to put the Red Sox ahead for good. Bruno Mulé Mon, Jun 1st	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
	Masataka Yoshida went 2-for-4 in a loss to the Twins with a home run, a double, two runs scored, and one RBI. Chris Schommer Mon, May 25th	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
	Masataka Yoshida LF,DH - BOS			Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#105	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#183
Sat, Mar 28th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#155	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-1)	#28
Sun, Mar 29th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#298	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#138
Mon, Mar 30th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#176	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27
Tue, Mar 31st	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (1-1)	#23	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121
Wed, Apr 1st	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Sat, Apr 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#243	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#86
Sun, Apr 5th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#130
Mon, Apr 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#109
Tue, Apr 7th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#58
Wed, Apr 8th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#81	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#43
Fri, Apr 10th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#317
Sun, Apr 12th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Mon, Apr 13th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#88
Tue, Apr 14th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#101
Wed, Apr 15th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#348	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#83
Fri, Apr 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#53	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sat, Apr 18th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45
Sun, Apr 19th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#88
Mon, Apr 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#353
Tue, Apr 21st	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#295	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#205
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22
Fri, Apr 24th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Sat, Apr 25th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71
Sun, Apr 26th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#389	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Fri, May 1st	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Sat, May 2nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#134
Sun, May 3rd	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#310	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27
Mon, May 4th	@ DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#133	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Tue, May 5th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Wed, May 6th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#71	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#195
Thu, May 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#56	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Fri, May 8th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#353	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#220
Sun, May 10th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#232
Tue, May 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#308
Wed, May 13th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#236	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#173
Thu, May 14th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (11-2)	#60
Fri, May 15th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#285	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46
Sat, May 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75
Sun, May 17th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Mon, May 18th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#139	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#236
Tue, May 19th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Wed, May 20th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#68	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#120
Sat, May 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#45	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Sun, May 24th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#88
Tue, May 26th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#285	@ NYM	David Peterson (5-7)	#76
Wed, May 27th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#194
Thu, May 28th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#154
Sat, May 30th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#48	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#192
Sun, May 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-9)	#46	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#285
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#97
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#251	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#358
Thu, Jun 4th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67
Fri, Jun 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (3-7)	#61	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Sun, Jun 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#84
Mon, Jun 8th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#72	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#274
Tue, Jun 9th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (9-2)	#104	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#349
Wed, Jun 10th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#18	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#130	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#114
Sat, Jun 13th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#70
Sun, Jun 14th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-8)	#19	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#169
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#197
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#170	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Thu, Jun 18th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77
Fri, Jun 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#34	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22
Sat, Jun 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Sun, Jun 21st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#264
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#422	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#351	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#81
Thu, Jun 25th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#22
Fri, Jun 26th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Sat, Jun 27th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#25	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#51
Sun, Jun 28th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#79	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Mon, Jun 29th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#308	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#129
Tue, Jun 30th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#59	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#147
Wed, Jul 1st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#198	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#81
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#40	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#67
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#127
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-4)	#171	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41
Tue, Jul 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#250	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Wed, Jul 8th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#94	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#304
Thu, Jul 9th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#210	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9
Fri, Jul 10th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (6-8)	#26
Sat, Jul 11th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#42	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#239
Sun, Jul 12th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (1-1)	#157	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#36
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#167	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#227
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#72	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-4)	#432
Mon, Jul 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#65	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#20
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#41	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#89
Fri, Jul 24th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#77	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#47
Sat, Jul 25th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (6-5)	#12	@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#135
Sun, Jul 26th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#30	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#119
Mon, Jul 27th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-5)	#106	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#111
Tue, Jul 28th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (3-6)	#95	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Wed, Jul 29th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#217	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#75
Thu, Jul 30th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-0)	#359	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-8)	#3
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (10-6)	#11	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-4)	#27
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#35	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#121
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#74	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#132
Tue, Aug 4th	vs CWS			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 5th	vs CWS			vs ATH
Thu, Aug 6th	vs CWS			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATH			@ WSH
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATH			@ WSH
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATH			@ WSH
Mon, Aug 10th	@ TOR
Tue, Aug 11th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Wed, Aug 12th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Thu, Aug 13th	@ TOR			@ CWS
Fri, Aug 14th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 15th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 16th	@ PIT			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ARI			vs STL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ARI			vs STL
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ARI			vs STL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs SF			@ ARI
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs SF			@ ARI
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs SF			@ ARI
Mon, Aug 24th	@ MIA			@ SF
Tue, Aug 25th	@ MIA			@ SF
Wed, Aug 26th	@ MIA			@ SF
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYY			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYY			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYY			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SEA			vs SD
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SEA			vs SD
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SEA			vs SD
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ BAL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ BAL			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ BAL			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ BAL			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 7th	vs LAA			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs LAA			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs LAA			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs KC			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs KC			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs KC			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TEX			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TEX			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TEX			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ TB			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ TB			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ TB			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CLE			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CLE			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CLE			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs CHC			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	vs CHC			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	vs CHC			@ TOR
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#82
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#64
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#431
Sat, May 9th				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#152
Mon, May 25th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-6)	#31
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#267
Sat, Jun 6th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#110
Mon, Jun 15th				vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#211
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#8
Tue, Jul 21st				@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#63
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL
Mon, Sep 14th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Masataka Yoshida for Will Benson (2026)

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