Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Isaac Mattson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 273	# 392
VBR	# 638	# 716

Projections

Strikeouts	9	6
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.41	4.09
WHIP	1.30	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 396	# 423

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 167	# 418

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	37

Games Started	15	0

Innings Pitched	97.0	36.2

Wins	6	0

Losses	7	0

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	0	8

Hits Allowed	117	40

Earned Runs	50	20

Home Runs Allowed	17	3

Strikeouts	78	34

Walks	28	18

ERA	4.64	4.91

WHIP	1.49	1.58

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	10	9

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.1	6.2

Wins	0	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	10	6

Earned Runs	5	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	6

Walks	3	3

ERA	4.41	4.09

WHIP	1.30	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
News
	The Cubs added Aaron Civale to their 26-man roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	The Pirates optioned Isaac Mattson to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Aaron Civale is being traded from the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs. Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th	The Pirates recalled RHP Isaac Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
	The Athletics designated RHP Aaron Civale for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th	The Pirates optioned RHP Isaac Mattson to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Aaron Civale allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over 2 1/3 innings in Friday's loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 11th	The Pirates recalled RHP Isaac Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st
	Aaron Civale allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out six over 4 2/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Marlins. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 5th	The Pirates optioned RHP Isaac Mattson to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC			Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#192
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#202
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#295
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#182
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#315
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#12
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#174
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#16
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#170
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ CHC
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sat, Apr 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Sun, Jun 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#400
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Isaac Mattson (2026)

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