Who Should I Trade?

Bennett Sousa for Phil Maton (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Phil Maton RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 333
VBR	# 682	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	5	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.36	‐
WHIP	1.41	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 439

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 208	# 280

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Phil Maton RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	29	31

Games Started	1	0

Innings Pitched	25.0	27.2

Wins	1	0

Losses	3	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	2

Holds	9	5

Hits Allowed	27	34

Earned Runs	15	19

Home Runs Allowed	3	5

Strikeouts	26	31

Walks	16	16

ERA	5.40	6.18

WHIP	1.72	1.81

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Phil Maton RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	4.0	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	4	‐

Earned Runs	2	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	5	‐

Walks	2	‐

ERA	4.36	‐

WHIP	1.41	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU	Phil Maton RP - CHC
News
	The Astros activated Bennett Sousa from the injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	Phil Maton was scheduled to have a right knee debridement on Friday. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th
	Bennett Sousa is scheduled to make a rehab appearance on Sunday for Triple-A Sugar Land. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	Phil Maton is scheduled to undergo season-ending right knee surgery this week. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 10th
	The Astros transferred LHP Bennett Sousa to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	It is unclear if Phil Maton will return this season. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Bennett Sousa is continuing to advance in his throwing progression. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 15th	Phil Maton was transferred to the 60-day injured list on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Aug 19th
	Bennett Sousa began a throwing progression. Ari Koslow Fri, May 29th	Phil Maton has been diagnosed with a partially torn right patellar tendon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Bennett Sousa RP - HOU			Phil Maton RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Fri, Mar 27th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Sat, Mar 28th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Mon, Mar 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#150
Tue, Mar 31st	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Wed, Apr 1st	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#68
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#343
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31
Mon, Apr 6th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#172
Tue, Apr 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#392	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#189
Wed, Apr 8th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#204
Fri, Apr 10th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88
Sat, Apr 11th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Apr 12th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Mon, Apr 13th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Wed, Apr 15th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#394	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Thu, Apr 16th	vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79
Sat, Apr 18th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Sun, Apr 19th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#176
Mon, Apr 20th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#51
Tue, Apr 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#17
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Fri, Apr 24th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#112
Sat, Apr 25th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#144	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#76
Sun, Apr 26th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#297	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Tue, Apr 28th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Thu, Apr 30th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117
Fri, May 1st	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#67	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#221
Sat, May 2nd	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#201	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#179
Sun, May 3rd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (7-4)	#41	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Mon, May 4th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#2	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#367
Tue, May 5th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#21	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Wed, May 6th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-1)	#12	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-14)	#163
Fri, May 8th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119
Sat, May 9th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212
Sun, May 10th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10
Mon, May 11th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22
Tue, May 12th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130
Wed, May 13th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#178
Thu, May 14th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, May 15th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74
Sat, May 16th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91
Sun, May 17th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365
Mon, May 18th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#195	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170
Tue, May 19th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Wed, May 20th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Fri, May 22nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#145
Sat, May 23rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#224	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#362
Sun, May 24th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-9)	#181
Mon, May 25th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#88
Tue, May 26th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#212	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, May 27th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Thu, May 28th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Fri, May 29th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#190	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Sat, May 30th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#170	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Sun, May 31st	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#164
Thu, Jun 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jun 5th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#109	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106
Sat, Jun 6th	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#384	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Sun, Jun 7th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)	#96	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Tue, Jun 9th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#393
Wed, Jun 10th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Fri, Jun 12th	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#99
Sat, Jun 13th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#72	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#26
Mon, Jun 15th	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-6)	#77	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#194
Tue, Jun 16th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395
Wed, Jun 17th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#45	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#75	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#32
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#65	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#148
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#165	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#79
Wed, Jun 24th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#60
Thu, Jun 25th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#57	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Sat, Jun 27th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Sun, Jun 28th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#154
Tue, Jun 30th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#25	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275
Wed, Jul 1st	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#153
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#80	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Sat, Jul 4th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#73
Sun, Jul 5th	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#189	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Mon, Jul 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#168	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#86
Wed, Jul 8th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#52	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59
Fri, Jul 10th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)	#142	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120
Sun, Jul 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#48	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Fri, Jul 17th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#59	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#81
Sat, Jul 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#117	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#89
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#66
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#36
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#97	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#127
Fri, Jul 24th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Jul 26th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#365	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Tue, Jul 28th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#20	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Wed, Jul 29th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#53
Fri, Jul 31st	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#122	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61
Sat, Aug 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#10	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#15
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#119	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#165	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#182
Tue, Aug 4th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#157	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (10-7)	#1
Wed, Aug 5th	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#106	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#329
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SD	Michael King (11-9)	#55	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#326	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#308
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#302
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#140
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#258
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#85
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#87
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#16	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Tue, Aug 18th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#332	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#125
Wed, Aug 19th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#147	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#158
Thu, Aug 20th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#95
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#208
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#135	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#84
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#227	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#46
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#61	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-3)	#206	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-9)	#19
Fri, Aug 28th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#39	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Sat, Aug 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#30	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#132
Sun, Aug 30th	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (4-5)	#98	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Mon, Aug 31st	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#129	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#108
Tue, Sep 1st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (9-7)	#74	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#91	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Fri, Sep 4th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110
Sat, Sep 5th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#92	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255
Sun, Sep 6th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-6)	#105	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#334
Tue, Sep 8th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#113	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#8
Wed, Sep 9th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#27
Thu, Sep 10th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#7
Fri, Sep 11th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#277
Sat, Sep 12th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#47	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#11
Sun, Sep 13th	@ TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#44	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#107
Tue, Sep 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#71	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#137
Wed, Sep 16th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#329	vs ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#118
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#34
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (6-10)	#63	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-5)	#120
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#130	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#6	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#110
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#22	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#255
Thu, Sep 24th	@ ATH			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ ATH			@ BOS
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#3
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#326
Wed, Apr 29th				@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#151
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#395
Thu, Jul 9th				@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-10)	#56
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#100
Thu, Aug 6th				vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-5)	#4
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#114
Mon, Aug 24th				@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#136
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#83
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)	#69

Who Should I Trade?

Bennett Sousa for Phil Maton (2026)

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