Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Kay for Matthew Boyd (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Matthew Boyd SP - CHC	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 90	# 212
VBR	# 239	# 558

Projections

Strikeouts	25	21
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.04	4.41
WHIP	1.28	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 151	# 212

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 73	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 140	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 69	# 306

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 81	# 111

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Matthew Boyd SP - CHC	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
2026 Stats


Games Played	17	27

Games Started	17	25

Innings Pitched	97.0	132.0

Wins	8	9

Losses	3	6

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	88	130

Earned Runs	43	61

Home Runs Allowed	15	18

Strikeouts	76	108

Walks	30	47

ERA	3.99	4.16

WHIP	1.22	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Matthew Boyd SP - CHC	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	5

Games Started	5	5

Innings Pitched	28.5	25.7

Wins	2	1

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	27	26

Earned Runs	13	13

Home Runs Allowed	4	3

Strikeouts	25	21

Walks	9	10

ERA	4.04	4.41

WHIP	1.28	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Matthew Boyd SP - CHC	Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
News
	Matthew Boyd allowed one run on three hits and two walks while striking out five across six innings in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Aug 27th	Anthony Kay allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over 4 2/3 innings in Tuesday's win over the Rangers. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 26th
	Matthew Boyd allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three across six innings in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 22nd	Anthony Kay allowed two earned runs on five hits and one walk while striking out six over six innings in Thursday's loss to the Braves. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 21st
	Matthew Boyd allowed seven runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two across 5.1 innings in Saturday's 8-4 loss against the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th	Anthony Kay allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Saturday's win over the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th
	Matthew Boyd allowed two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three across seven innings in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 10th	Anthony Kay allowed two earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out four over six innings in Saturday's 6-3 win over the Guardians. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 9th
	Matthew Boyd allowed five runs (four earned) on nine hits and one walk while striking out three across 6.2 innings in Monday's 10-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 4th	Anthony Kay allowed seven hits and one walk while striking out three over 6 1/3 scoreless innings in Sunday’s win over the Rays. Chris Schommer Mon, Aug 3rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Matthew Boyd SP - CHC			Anthony Kay SP,RP - CWS
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Sat, Apr 4th				vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#114
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Thu, Apr 9th				@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs TB	Cole Sulser
Thu, Apr 16th				vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#111
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#95
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#131
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#133
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#328
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Mon, Jun 1st				@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42
Thu, Jun 18th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Sun, Jun 21st				@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs KC	Steven Cruz
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#130
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (5-2)	#107
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#222
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#136
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#31	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#172
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#86
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Thu, Aug 20th				vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-5)	#158
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#105
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			vs PIT
Thu, Sep 10th				vs PIT
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ STL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ STL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ STL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			@ CLE
Thu, Sep 17th				vs DET
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs DET
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs DET
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ KC
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ KC
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ KC
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			vs COL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			vs COL
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98

Who Should I Trade?

Anthony Kay for Matthew Boyd (2026)

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