Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Bender for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 177	# 263
VBR	# 596	# 604

Projections

Strikeouts	7	3
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.22	3.32
WHIP	1.27	1.15

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 200	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 191	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 228	# 254

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 196	# 271

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	35

Games Started	11	0

Innings Pitched	71.0	34.1

Wins	5	1

Losses	4	1

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	1	8

Hits Allowed	66	21

Earned Runs	45	10

Home Runs Allowed	14	1

Strikeouts	52	41

Walks	22	12

ERA	5.70	2.62

WHIP	1.24	0.96

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
2026 Projections


Games Played	9	5

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	8.9	3.3

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	9	3

Earned Runs	4	1

Home Runs Allowed	1	0

Strikeouts	7	3

Walks	2	1

ERA	4.22	3.32

WHIP	1.27	1.15

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Anthony Bender RP - MIA
News
	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Anthony Bender did mound work in Florida. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 3rd
	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Anthony Bender threw 24 pitches over one-plus inning in his first rehab appearance. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	Anthony Bender is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th
	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th	Anthony Bender threw off the mound on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	The Rays have placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th	Anthony Bender threw a touch and feel bullpen. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
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			Anthony Bender RP - MIA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#425
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#56	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#112
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#260
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#390
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#283	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#144
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#152	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#386	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#143
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#19	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Apr 13th				@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#118
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#66	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#281
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#237	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#390	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#50	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#13
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#244
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#55
Sat, May 9th				vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#269
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#94
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#284
Thu, May 14th				@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#95
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#106	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#57
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#366
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#7
Thu, May 21st				vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#256
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#215
Sat, May 23rd				vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#217	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#206
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#335	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#37
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#52
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#279	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#90	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#269
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#142	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#23
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#306	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#42
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#67	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#68
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#74	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#255
Thu, Jun 11th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#393	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#127
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#277	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#116	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#168
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#100
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#22
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#133
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#160	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#114
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#296
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#171	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#99
Mon, Jun 29th				@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#419
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#418
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#395
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#175	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#21	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#193
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#105
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#53	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#202	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#48
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#101	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#245	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#27
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#109	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#110
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#92
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#8	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#145
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#134
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#79	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#374
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#62	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#209
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181
Mon, Jul 27th				vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#72
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#240	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#115
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#159	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#173
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#372	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#162
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#187
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#10	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#384
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#207
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#128	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#97
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#426	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#139	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#104
Thu, Aug 13th				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#26
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#157	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#45
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#41	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#186
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#32	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#120	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#40	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#199
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#137	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#183	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#58	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#181	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#108	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#136
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#173	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#122
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#429
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#185	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#75
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#117	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#25
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#51
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#46	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#38
Mon, Sep 7th				vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#173
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#129	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#184	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#146	vs LAD
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#155	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#16
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs LAD
Mon, Sep 14th				@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ ARI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ ARI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ SD
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ SD
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ SD
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ CHC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#80
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#24
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#156
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#200
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#169
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?

Anthony Bender for Steven Matz (2026)

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