Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Puk for Yuki Matsui (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI	Yuki Matsui RP - SD
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 336
VBR	# 774	# 560

Projections

Strikeouts	7	18
Wins	0	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.83	4.20
WHIP	1.24	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	IL60	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 285

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 214	# 377

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI	Yuki Matsui RP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	‐	31

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	41.2

Wins	‐	2

Losses	‐	1

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	6

Hits Allowed	‐	25

Earned Runs	‐	11

Home Runs Allowed	‐	5

Strikeouts	‐	45

Walks	‐	24

ERA	‐	2.38

WHIP	‐	1.18

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI	Yuki Matsui RP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	20

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.3	17.9

Wins	0	1

Losses	0	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	4

Hits Allowed	6	15

Earned Runs	3	8

Home Runs Allowed	1	3

Strikeouts	7	18

Walks	2	8

ERA	3.83	4.20

WHIP	1.24	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI	Yuki Matsui RP - SD
News
	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said A.J. Puk will seek a second opinion. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	The Padres activated Yuki Matsui from the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th
	A.J. Puk is scheduled to undergo an MRI on July 17 to evaluate the progress of his shoulder injury. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 10th	Matsui missed the entire Cactus League slate due to a groin strain and has been working his way back on a rehab assignment at Triple-A El Paso. He has turned in two scoreless appearances there. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 8th
	A.J. Puk recently underwent an MRI that revealed a left shoulder capsule sprain, and he has been shut down for four weeks. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jun 20th	The Padres placed LHP Yuki Matsui on the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	A.J. Puk is scheduled to undergo an MRI on his left shoulder. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th	Matsui suffered a groin injury during a live batting practice session in February and hasn't appeared in a game this spring. He resumed throwing off a mound in early March and is slated to face live hitters again within the next several days. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st
	A.J. Puk has had his rehab paused due to left shoulder discomfort. Ari Koslow Fri, Jun 12th	Matsui (groin) has received clearance to throw off a mound and took part in defensive drills on Monday. Opening Day availability remains uncertain. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 10th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	A.J. Puk RP - ARI			Yuki Matsui RP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#65	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#245	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#38	vs SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#163
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#89	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#257
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#116
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#183	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#149	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#122
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#257
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#334	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (6-4)	#117	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#76
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-5)	#182
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	vs ATH	Luis Medina (2-3)	#223
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#21	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#13	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#39	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#50
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#184
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#75	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#29
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#236	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#283
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#297
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#424	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#403	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#20	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#334	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-2)	#91
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#68
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (1-0)	#434
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#98	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#82
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#87	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#216
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#306	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#236
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#295	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#120
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#47	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#53	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-2)	#179
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-6)	#24	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#334	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#128
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#164	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#281
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#127
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#12	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#248	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#72
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS			@ NYM
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS			@ NYM
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN			vs MIN
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC			vs PIT
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC			vs PIT
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF			@ TB
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF			@ TB
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI			@ CIN
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			vs WSH
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			vs ARI
Mon, Apr 6th				@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#37
Mon, May 4th				@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, May 14th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Thu, Jul 30th				vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Sun, Aug 30th				@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th				@ COL

Who Should I Trade?

A.J. Puk for Yuki Matsui (2026)

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