Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 177	# 273
VBR	# 596	# 600

Projections

Strikeouts	7	8
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.22	4.29
WHIP	1.27	1.32

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 200	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 191	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 228	# 396

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 196	# 167

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	27

Games Started	11	15

Innings Pitched	71.0	98.0

Wins	5	6

Losses	4	7

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	66	117

Earned Runs	45	50

Home Runs Allowed	14	17

Strikeouts	52	80

Walks	22	29

ERA	5.70	4.59

WHIP	1.24	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	9

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	8.9	8.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	9	8

Earned Runs	4	4

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	7	8

Walks	2	3

ERA	4.22	4.29

WHIP	1.27	1.32

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
News
	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Cubs added Aaron Civale to their 26-man roster. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Aaron Civale is being traded from the Athletics to the Chicago Cubs. Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th
	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	The Athletics designated RHP Aaron Civale for assignment. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th
	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th	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 Rays have placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th	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
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB			Aaron Civale SP,RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#236
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#83
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#283	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#231
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#198
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#386	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#215
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#390	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#84
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#124
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#402
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#427
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117
Sat, May 9th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#249
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366
Thu, May 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#223
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175
Sat, May 23rd				vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#238
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#335	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#266
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#147
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#306	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#393	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th				vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#201
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#315
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#98
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#202	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#245	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#59
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#240	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#170
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#426	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#163
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#154
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#172
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#43
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#183	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#119
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#173	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#219
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#129	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#155	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ BOS
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#279
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#150
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Aaron Civale for Steven Matz (2026)

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