Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Minter for Isaac Mattson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 234	# 392
VBR	# 488	# 710

Projections

Strikeouts	6	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.83	3.56
WHIP	1.24	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 101	# 427

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 286	# 418

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	40	38

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	39.1	38.2

Wins	2	0

Losses	2	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	8	8

Hits Allowed	31	44

Earned Runs	9	23

Home Runs Allowed	6	3

Strikeouts	34	36

Walks	7	18

ERA	2.06	5.35

WHIP	0.97	1.60

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	5.6	2.9

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	0

Hits Allowed	5	3

Earned Runs	2	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	6	3

Walks	2	1

ERA	3.83	3.56

WHIP	1.24	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
News
	The Minnesota Twins are acquiring left-handed reliever A.J. Minter from the New York Mets. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th	The Pirates placed RHP Isaac Mattson on the 15-day injured list with hip inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	A.J. Minter is expected to be moved ahead of the August 3 trade deadline. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th	The Pirates recalled RHP Isaac Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Fri, Sep 4th
	A.J. Minter was reinstated from the 60-day injured list on Tuesday. Diego Sandoval Tue, May 26th	The Pirates optioned Isaac Mattson to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	The Mets are expected to activate A.J. Minter from the injured list on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, May 25th	The Pirates recalled RHP Isaac Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
	A.J. Minter will make one more rehab appearance this weekend at Triple-A Syracuse. Ari Koslow Wed, May 20th	The Pirates optioned RHP Isaac Mattson to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	A.J. Minter RP - MIN			Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#164	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#294	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#196	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#367
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#162
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#228	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#403	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (7-10)	#28	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#238	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#402
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#275	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#280	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#276	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#188	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#259
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#319
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#332
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#219
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#112	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#207	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#346
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#204
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#178	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#147	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#210	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#347
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#127
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#187	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#76	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE	Daniel Espino (0-0)	#250	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (6-3)	#50	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ DET
Tue, Mar 31st				@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#403
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Wed, Jun 17th				@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#158
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#303
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239
Fri, Aug 14th				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#161
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-1)	#180
Thu, Sep 24th				vs STL

Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Minter for Isaac Mattson (2026)

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