Who Should I Trade?

Tyler Austin for Will Benson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 357	‐
VBR	‐	‐

Projections

Runs	‐	‐
Home Runs	‐	‐
RBI	‐	‐
Stolen Bases	‐	‐
Batting Average	‐	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 305	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 431	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
2026 Stats


At Bats	96	‐

Runs	11	‐

Hits	18	‐

Singles	11	‐

Doubles	3	‐

Triples	1	‐

Home Runs	3	‐

RBI	6	‐

Stolen Bases	1	‐

Caught Stealing	1	‐

Walks	16	‐

Strikeouts	38	‐

Batting Average	.188	‐

On Base Pct	.310	‐

Slugging Pct	.333	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	.643	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
2026 Projections


At Bats	‐	‐

Runs	‐	‐

Hits	‐	‐

Singles	‐	‐

Doubles	‐	‐

Triples	‐	‐

Home Runs	‐	‐

RBI	‐	‐

Stolen Bases	‐	‐

Caught Stealing	‐	‐

Walks	‐	‐

Strikeouts	‐	‐

Batting Average	‐	‐

On Base Pct	‐	‐

Slugging Pct	‐	‐

On-base Plus Slugging	‐	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN	Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
News
	Will Benson has cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A Louisville. Diego Sandoval Wed, Jul 8th	The Cubs placed 1B/OF Tyler Austin on the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	The Reds have designated outfielder Will Benson for assignment. Brenton Kemp Sat, Jul 4th	Austin (knee) signed a one-year contract with Chicago over the winter after spending the previous six campaigns with Yokohama in Japan. He has not played in the majors since 2019. Bruno Mulé Wed, Feb 25th
	Will Benson was optioned to Triple-A after Monday's loss to the Brewers. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Tue, Jun 23rd
	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
	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
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Will Benson LF,CF,RF - CIN			Tyler Austin 1B,RF - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sat, Mar 28th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#190
Mon, Mar 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#154
Tue, Mar 31st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Apr 1st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#56
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47
Sun, Apr 5th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#163
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#57
Sat, Apr 11th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (7-10)	#25	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#205
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#175
Mon, Apr 20th	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#260	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#193	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Fri, Apr 24th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#78
Sat, Apr 25th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#90
Sun, Apr 26th	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253
Tue, Apr 28th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#194	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Wed, Apr 29th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212
Sat, May 2nd	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#57	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#129
Sun, May 3rd	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Mon, May 4th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#124	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#252
Tue, May 5th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Wed, May 6th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#197
Thu, May 7th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Fri, May 8th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82
Sat, May 9th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, May 10th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#244	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Tue, May 12th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174
Wed, May 13th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#190	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#117
Thu, May 14th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#52	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Fri, May 15th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Sat, May 16th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72
Sun, May 17th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#131
Mon, May 18th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-10)	#114	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)
Tue, May 19th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, May 20th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#65	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Fri, May 22nd				vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130
Sat, May 23rd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#244
Sun, May 24th				vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Mon, May 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (8-7)	#57
Tue, May 26th	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#63	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, May 27th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#211	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13
Fri, May 29th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-6)	#174	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Sat, May 30th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80
Sun, May 31st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Sat, Jun 6th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, Jun 7th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Wed, Jun 10th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224
Fri, Jun 12th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#175	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#205	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224
Wed, Jun 17th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#28	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#216
Fri, Jun 19th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Sat, Jun 20th	@ NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#205
Wed, Jun 24th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (10-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Sun, Jun 28th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)
Tue, Jun 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)		vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)
Wed, Jul 1st	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Sat, Jul 4th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80
Sun, Jul 5th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Tue, Jul 7th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Wed, Jul 8th	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)		@ BAL	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#79
Thu, Jul 9th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#247	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Fri, Jul 17th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Sat, Jul 18th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Sun, Jul 19th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#224	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#126
Mon, Jul 20th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184
Tue, Jul 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#191
Fri, Jul 24th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ PIT	Jared Jones (5-6)	#29
Sat, Jul 25th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13
Sun, Jul 26th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Thu, Jul 30th	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83
Fri, Jul 31st	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67
Sat, Aug 1st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Tue, Aug 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 6th	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#268	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-6)	#250
Sat, Aug 8th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Sun, Aug 9th	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#230	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-5)	#239
Tue, Aug 11th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#190
Wed, Aug 12th	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (2-4)
Thu, Aug 13th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#72	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#83	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Tue, Aug 18th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#80	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#146
Wed, Aug 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#178
Fri, Aug 21st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#48	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (2-2)	#40
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-10)	#31
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (8-3)	#116
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#171
Fri, Aug 28th	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#63	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Sat, Aug 29th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#140
Sun, Aug 30th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#49	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#60	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#253	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236
Mon, Sep 7th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#78	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44
Tue, Sep 8th	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 9th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#11
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#213
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#122	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#44	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Mon, Sep 14th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (12-7)	#2	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Tue, Sep 15th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9)	#4	vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68
Wed, Sep 16th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#18	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#117
Fri, Sep 18th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#81	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Sat, Sep 19th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#76	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#150
Sun, Sep 20th	vs CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#63	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-4)	#117	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#236
Fri, Sep 25th	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#108
Sun, Sep 27th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Sat, Apr 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#82
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Thu, Apr 30th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Sun, Jun 21st	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#189
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Thu, Aug 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Thu, Sep 17th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Sat, Sep 26th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#24

Who Should I Trade?

Tyler Austin for Will Benson (2026)

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