Who Should I Trade?

Troy Johnston for Will Benson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 190	# 342
VBR	# 326	# 1303

Projections

Runs	15	1
Home Runs	3	0
RBI	15	1
Stolen Bases	3	0
Batting Average	.264	.192

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 189	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 152	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 198	# 290

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 155	# 431

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
2026 Stats


At Bats	304	96

Runs	33	11

Hits	87	18

Singles	60	11

Doubles	24	3

Triples	0	1

Home Runs	3	3

RBI	41	6

Stolen Bases	4	1

Caught Stealing	5	1

Walks	30	16

Strikeouts	58	38

Batting Average	.286	.188

On Base Pct	.355	.310

Slugging Pct	.395	.333

On-base Plus Slugging	.749	.643

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
2026 Projections


At Bats	123	8

Runs	15	1

Hits	32	2

Singles	22	1

Doubles	7	0

Triples	1	0

Home Runs	3	0

RBI	15	1

Stolen Bases	3	0

Caught Stealing	1	0

Walks	10	1

Strikeouts	26	2

Batting Average	.264	.192

On Base Pct	.328	.280

Slugging Pct	.404	.296

On-base Plus Slugging	.732	.576

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
News
	Troy Johnston went 2-for-5 with a two-run home run, three runs scored, and four runs batted in during Colorado's 23-9 win over the Athletics on Sunday. David Leisering Mon, Jun 15th	Will Benson has cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Louisville. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 8th
	Troy Johnston went 2-for-5 with a run scored, an RBI, and a stolen base during the Rockies' loss to the Giants on Sunday. David Leisering Sun, May 31st	The Reds have designated outfielder Will Benson for assignment. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th
	Troy Johnston had a pair of singles and a walk in four plate appearances on Saturday during Colorado's 5-4 loss to Arizona. He also stole his second base of the season. David Leisering Sun, May 24th	Will Benson was optioned to Triple-A after Monday's loss to the Brewers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 23rd
	Troy Johnston went 3-for-4 with a walk and a pair of runs batted in on Thursday as the Rockies dropped a 10-8 decision to the Padres. David Leisering Fri, Apr 24th	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
	Troy Johnston went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles, two RBI, a stolen base, and a run scored to lead the Rockies to a 4-3 win over the Dodgers on Saturday. David Leisering Sun, Apr 19th	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
	Troy Johnston 1B,LF,RF,DH - COL			Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN
Fri, Mar 27th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#29
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167
Mon, Mar 30th	@ TOR	Cody Ponce (0-0)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33
Tue, Mar 31st	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#150	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106
Wed, Apr 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#30	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37
Sat, Apr 4th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#88
Sun, Apr 5th	vs PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Mon, Apr 6th	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#321	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#120
Tue, Apr 7th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65
Wed, Apr 8th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#179	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42
Thu, Apr 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#257	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#357	vs LAA	George Klassen (0-1)	#325
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#107	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53
Tue, Apr 14th	@ HOU	Colton Gordon (0-0)	#238	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102
Wed, Apr 15th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74
Thu, Apr 16th	@ HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#368	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Fri, Apr 17th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#62	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-7)	#19
Sat, Apr 18th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50
Sun, Apr 19th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#100	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#83
Mon, Apr 20th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#358
Tue, Apr 21st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#257	@ TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#196
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#272
Fri, Apr 24th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#34
Sun, Apr 26th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#187	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#144
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#27	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#375
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#330	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434
Thu, Apr 30th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#108	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#433
Fri, May 1st	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Sat, May 2nd	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#5	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119
Sun, May 3rd	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#303	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33
Mon, May 4th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79
Wed, May 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Thu, May 7th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#54	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Fri, May 8th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#227
Sat, May 9th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#279
Sun, May 10th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#262
Tue, May 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-7)	#304
Wed, May 13th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166
Thu, May 14th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#113	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#51
Fri, May 15th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#126	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#56
Sat, May 16th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76
Sun, May 17th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#21
Mon, May 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#37	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#215
Tue, May 19th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#157	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12
Wed, May 20th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Thu, May 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Fri, May 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63
Sat, May 23rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Sun, May 24th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#199
Mon, May 25th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28
Tue, May 26th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#67
Wed, May 27th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#180
Fri, May 29th	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#137
Sat, May 30th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#188	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#224
Sun, May 31st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#303
Mon, Jun 1st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#53	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#298
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#122	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#94
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#318	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#356
Fri, Jun 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Sat, Jun 6th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125
Sun, Jun 7th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#75	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#87
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#337
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58
Thu, Jun 11th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79
Fri, Jun 12th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#93	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Sat, Jun 13th	@ ATH	Joey Estes (0-0)	#413	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#63
Sun, Jun 14th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#219	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Mon, Jun 15th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#206
Tue, Jun 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#79	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-7)	#187
Wed, Jun 17th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#174	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#28
Fri, Jun 19th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#106	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14
Sat, Jun 20th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#68
Sun, Jun 21st	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#349
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#89	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#29	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Wed, Jun 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#23	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#75
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#50	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#316	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#40
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#98	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#65	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#42	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#77	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#75
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#198	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#16	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#72
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#134
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#49
Mon, Jul 6th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#370
Tue, Jul 7th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#90	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#8
Wed, Jul 8th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#100	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#301
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-1)	#161	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#12
Fri, Jul 10th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#102	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#25
Sat, Jul 11th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#74	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#174
Sun, Jul 12th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#278	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#32
Fri, Jul 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#142	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#216
Sat, Jul 18th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#287	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#434
Sun, Jul 19th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#432
Mon, Jul 20th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#192	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Tue, Jul 21st	vs WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#323	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#85
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#75	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#112	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#115
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#6	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#58	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#21
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-2)	#220	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76
Fri, Jul 31st	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#78	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Sat, Aug 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#298	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#33
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#131	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#121
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (7-3)	#86
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#203
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	vs ATH
Fri, Aug 7th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#103	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Sat, Aug 8th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews	#218	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#201
Sun, Aug 9th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#125	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ARI
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ARI			@ CWS
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ARI			@ CWS
Fri, Aug 14th	@ SF			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 15th	@ SF			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 16th	@ SF			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 17th	vs LAD			vs STL
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAD			vs STL
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAD			vs STL
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CLE			@ ARI
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CLE			@ ARI
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CLE			@ ARI
Mon, Aug 24th	@ WSH			@ SF
Tue, Aug 25th	@ WSH			@ SF
Wed, Aug 26th	@ WSH			@ SF
Thu, Aug 27th	@ WSH
Fri, Aug 28th	@ ATL			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 29th	@ ATL			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 30th	@ ATL			@ CHC
Mon, Aug 31st	vs BAL			vs SD
Tue, Sep 1st	vs BAL			vs SD
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs BAL			vs SD
Fri, Sep 4th	vs STL			vs MIL
Sat, Sep 5th	vs STL			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 6th	vs STL			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	@ NYY			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ NYY			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 10th	@ NYY
Fri, Sep 11th	@ DET			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	@ DET			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	@ DET			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SD			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SD			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SD			vs LAD
Thu, Sep 17th	vs SD			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SEA			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SEA			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SEA			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs ARI			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs ARI			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs ARI			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ CWS			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ CWS			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ CWS			@ TOR
Thu, Mar 26th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#243
Sat, Apr 25th				vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#99
Tue, May 5th				@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#171
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#217
Thu, Jul 30th				vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Thu, Aug 6th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-10)	#219
Thu, Aug 13th				@ CWS
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL
Mon, Sep 7th				@ LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Troy Johnston for Will Benson (2026)

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