Will Benson CIN OF L

Born: 06/16/1998 Age: 26

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On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Trade (CLE) Feb'23

Fri 3/21	Sat 3/22	Sun 3/23
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Positions
OF
2026 Earned Positions
Util

All Leagues
Average $2.93 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.80 Median $1.00

All Leagues
Average $1.00 Median $1.00
FanGraphs Points
Average $1.90 Median $1.50

Roster%
4.6%
Change
7Day 0.93%
30Day 1.84%

March 15, 2025 11:52 AM : The Reds optioned Benson to Triple-A Louisville on Saturday.
Analysis: Benson had a pretty underwhelming season with the Reds in 2024, slashing .187/.274/.376 with 14 homers, 43 RBI and 16 stolen bases over 128 games. He managed to bounce back during Cactus League play, posting an .853 OPS over 30 plate appearances, though 10 of those plate appearances ended in strikeouts. He'll head to Triple-A for now, though Benson could return to Cincinnati if he gets hot or outfield depth becomes an issue.

Year	Team	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	HBP	SB	CS	P/G	Pts
2022	CLE	28	61	55	10	1	0	0	3	2	0	0	0.68	18.90
2023	CIN	108	329	287	79	15	8	11	40	1	19	3	4.62	498.60
2024	CIN	128	388	343	64	19	2	14	40	2	16	7	2.74	350.30

Year	Team	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	HBP	SB	CS	P/G	Pts
2016	CLE (R)	44	184	158	33	10	3	6	22	4	10	2	5.02	220.70
2017	CLE (A-)	56	236	202	48	8	5	10	31	3	7	1	5.8	325.00
2018	CLE (A)	123	506	416	75	11	1	22	82	7	12	6	4.24	521.40
2019	CLE (A)	62	259	217	59	12	3	18	37	0	18	2	7.65	474.10
2019	CLE (A+)	61	255	217	41	9	2	4	31	2	9	2	3.25	198.20
2021	CLE (AA)	80	332	262	58	13	5	14	60	5	14	3	5.92	473.80
2021	CLE (AAA)	27	107	93	15	5	1	3	14	0	0	2	2.81	75.80
2022	CLE (AAA)	89	401	316	88	20	3	17	75	7	16	4	7.61	676.90
2023	CIN (AAA)	28	133	97	20	6	2	3	32	2	11	1	6.86	192.10

Year	Team	G	PA	AB	H	2B	3B	HR	BB	HBP	SB	CS	P/G	Pts
2017	CLE (ST)	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	-1.00
2018	CLE (ST)	2	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	12.3	24.60
2019	CLE (ST)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	3.00
2020	CLE (ST)	2	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	-4.00
2021	CLE (ST)	19	18	14	2	0	0	1	4	0	0	1	0.83	15.80
2022	CLE (ST)	10	16	13	3	0	1	1	3	0	0	0	2.79	27.90
2023	CIN (ST)	17	49	49	16	1	0	1	0	0	6	1	3.62	61.50
2024	CIN (ST)	18	58	46	9	4	1	2	11	1	6	1	4.73	85.10
2025	CIN (ST)	13	30	25	5	0	1	2	4	1	1	0	3.42	44.40

Date	Team	Opponent	PA	AB	H	BB	R	RBI	SB	Pts
Sep 27, 2024	CIN	@CHC	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	-3.00
Sep 25, 2024	CIN	@CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Sep 22, 2024	CIN	PIT	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	-3.00
Sep 21, 2024	CIN	PIT	4	4	1	0	1	0	1	3.50
Sep 20, 2024	CIN	PIT	4	3	0	1	1	0	1	1.90
Sep 19, 2024	CIN	ATL	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	-2.00
Sep 15, 2024	CIN	@MIN	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1.00
Sep 14, 2024	CIN	@MIN	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	4.60
Sep 12, 2024	CIN	@STL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1.00
Sep 8, 2024	CIN	@NYM	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1.00
Totals			22	20	2	2	2	1	2	1.00

Date	Level	Team	Opponent	PA	AB	H	BB	2B	3B	HR	R	RBI	HBP	SF	SB
May 24, 2023	AAA	LOU	@SYR	6	6	2	0	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
May 19, 2023	AAA	LOU	JAX	5	3	1	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0
May 18, 2023	AAA	LOU	JAX	5	4	2	0	1	1	0	2	1	0	1	0
May 17, 2023	AAA	LOU	JAX	5	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1
May 16, 2023	AAA	LOU	JAX	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
May 14, 2023	AAA	LOU	COL	5	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1
May 13, 2023	AAA	LOU	COL	6	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
May 12, 2023	AAA	LOU	COL	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
May 11, 2023	AAA	LOU	COL	5	5	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1
May 10, 2023	AAA	LOU	COL	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Totals				50	36	9	10	3	2	1	11	6	2	2	3

Date	Level	Team	Opponent	PA	AB	H	BB	3B	HR	R	RBI	SB
Mar 14, 2025	ST	CIN	@AZ	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mar 13, 2025	ST	CIN	ATH	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mar 12, 2025	ST	CIN	@TEX	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mar 11, 2025	ST	CIN	COL	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0
Mar 10, 2025	ST	CIN	@SD	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
Mar 9, 2025	ST	CIN	@LAA	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Mar 5, 2025	ST	CIN	TEX	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mar 4, 2025	ST	CIN	@COL	3	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	0
Mar 2, 2025	ST	CIN	@CHC	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	0
Feb 28, 2025	ST	CIN	@ATH	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
Totals				23	20	5	3	1	2	4	3	1

Date	Transaction Type	Team	Salary
August 8, 2022 1:35 PM	add	Cosmic All Stars	$2
August 14, 2022 10:12 AM	cut	Cosmic All Stars	$1
March 20, 2023 8:09 PM	add	The Stone Crabs 🦀 🏆🏆	$2
March 25, 2023 7:05 PM	move	USS Mariner (from The Stone Crabs 🦀 🏆🏆)	$2
April 20, 2023 10:32 PM	cut	USS Mariner	$1
June 24, 2023 7:12 PM	add	FREE KAREN READ	$7
September 22, 2023 11:19 AM	cut	FREE KAREN READ	$4
September 23, 2023 11:20 AM	add	Songbird of my Generation	$7
October 12, 2023 12:15 PM	increase	Songbird of my Generation	$9
January 31, 2024 2:03 PM	cut	Songbird of my Generation	$0
March 18, 2024 9:07 PM	add	FREE KAREN READ	$8
April 20, 2024 11:24 AM	move	🔥 Paper in Fire (from FREE KAREN READ)	$8
June 19, 2024 8:43 PM	cut	🔥 Paper in Fire	$4
July 24, 2024 8:16 AM	add	🔥 Paper in Fire	$4
August 5, 2024 7:57 AM	cut	🔥 Paper in Fire	$2

Date	Proposing Team	Proposing Team Gives	Accepting Team	Accepting Team Gives
November 23, 2024 7:06 AM	Sabo Metrics 📉	Yandy Diaz TBR 1B R $25 Luis Castillo SEA SP R $41	Soderstrombolis	Will Benson CIN OF L $11 Luis Robert Jr. CHW OF R $35 TJ Friedl CIN OF L $15 Jake Fraley CIN OF L $7
August 28, 2024 2:16 PM	Skydomers	Will Benson CIN OF L $4 Evan Carter TEX OF L $3	Dave Stieb and the One Hitters	Manny Machado SDP 3B R $34 $29 loan
July 3, 2024 12:38 PM	Roger Dorn Night	Gerrit Cole NYY SP R $51 OUT Kyle Harrison SFG SP L $4 $30 loan	Funky Cold Molina	Will Benson CIN OF L $4 Spencer Strider ATL SP/RP R $29 OUT
June 28, 2024 5:30 PM	San Jose Predators	Jonathan India CIN 2B R $15	Little Chicago Bootleggers	Will Benson CIN OF L $1 Chase DeLauter CLE ST OF L $8
June 17, 2024 11:40 AM	Booger Weeds	Will Benson CIN OF L $1 Randy Arozarena TBR OF R $15	Little Chicago Bootleggers	Jameson Taillon CHC SP R $2 Luis Robert Jr. CHW OF R $31 $10 loan
June 15, 2024 1:50 PM	Obviously Dewon Brazelton	Brandon Nimmo NYM OF L $17 Will Benson CIN OF L $4 $2 loan	The Pest	Ryan Mountcastle BAL 1B R $6 JJ Bleday OAK OF L $4
June 11, 2024 10:41 PM	Iron Butterfly	Will Benson CIN OF L $3 Nolan Schanuel LAA 1B L $4	Pigeon Boys	Rhys Hoskins MIL 1B R $7 Robert Suarez SDP RP R $7
May 11, 2024 10:26 AM	TEAM DEUCE	Will Benson CIN OF L $9 $6 loan	A-Fraud	Anthony Rizzo NYY 1B L $3
May 7, 2024 1:58 PM	Ripken Retreads 🚙	Randy Arozarena TBR OF R $22 $12 loan	SABRmagician✨	Will Benson CIN OF L $6 Tyler Black MIL ST 1B L $4
May 6, 2024 12:03 AM	Miller's.💀.Thrillers	Luis Arraez SDP 1B/2B L $12 Bryan Abreu HOU RP R $8 Ryan Mountcastle BAL 1B R $9 $3 loan	Big Papi memories	Will Benson CIN OF L $6 Luis Campusano SDP ST C R $3 Nelson Velazquez KCR ST OF R $7 Andy Pages LAD OF R $8

Will Benson CIN OF L

Born: 06/16/1998 Age: 26

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On MLB 40-man: YES
Acquired: Trade (CLE) Feb'23

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