Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Woodruff for Matthew Liberatore (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts	50% Recommended by 3 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 154
VBR	‐	# 366

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	39
Wins	‐	2
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	4.42
WHIP	‐	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	OUT	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	‐	# 155

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 208

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 234	# 150

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 52	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 75	# 149

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 109	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	9	22

Games Started	9	22

Innings Pitched	45.1	108.2

Wins	2	5

Losses	2	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	27	121

Earned Runs	13	60

Home Runs Allowed	5	19

Strikeouts	47	107

Walks	10	41

ERA	2.58	4.97

WHIP	0.82	1.49

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	13

Games Started	‐	8

Innings Pitched	‐	44.4

Wins	‐	2

Losses	‐	3

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	44

Earned Runs	‐	22

Home Runs Allowed	‐	6

Strikeouts	‐	39

Walks	‐	15

ERA	‐	4.42

WHIP	‐	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
News
	Brandon Woodruff will undergo shoulder surgery "with the goal in mind of pitching again." Diego Sandoval Sat, Jul 18th	Matthew Liberatore allowed no runs on one hit and one walk while striking out seven over six innings in Sunday's win over the Blue Jays. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 3rd
	Brandon Woodruff is expected to address the media for an update on his shoulder injury on Sunday. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 17th	Matthew Liberatore allowed three earned runs on eight hits and two walks while striking out five over 3.2 innings in Monday's loss to the Cubs. Chase Davis Tue, Jul 28th
	Brewers GM Matt Arnold says the team is "still working through" Brandon Woodruff's shoulder injury. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 15th	Matthew Liberatore allowed five earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out seven over 5.1 innings in Tuesday's loss to the Angels. Chase Davis Wed, Jul 22nd
	The Brewers transferred RHP Brandon Woodruff to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th	Matthew Liberatore allowed zero earned runs on four hits and one walk while striking out six over six innings in Saturday's win over the Braves. Chase Davis Sun, Jul 12th
	Brandon Woodruff underwent an MRI that revealed a new injury to the anterior capsule in his right shoulder. He is seeking a second opinion before he and the Brewers determine the next course of action. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jul 9th	Matthew Liberatore allowed three earned runs on four hits and two walks while striking out three over five innings in Sunday's loss to the Cubs. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 6th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brandon Woodruff SP - MIL			Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#216	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17
Sat, Mar 28th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#65	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#256
Sun, Mar 29th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#180	vs TB	Steven Matz (4-4)	#179
Mon, Mar 30th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#100	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#91
Tue, Mar 31st	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#68	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#133
Wed, Apr 1st	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (10-5)	#17	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Sat, Apr 4th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#96
Sun, Apr 5th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#154	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#104
Mon, Apr 6th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#192
Tue, Apr 7th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#249	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-5)	#52
Wed, Apr 8th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#288
Fri, Apr 10th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#167
Sat, Apr 11th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Sun, Apr 12th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#192	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (3-6)	#141
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-7)	#85
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#296
Fri, Apr 17th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116
Sat, Apr 18th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#274
Sun, Apr 19th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#222
Tue, Apr 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (8-6)	#104	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-6)	#2
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#123	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#120	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-6)	#75
Tue, Apr 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#126	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Wed, Apr 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#129	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101
Thu, Apr 30th	vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Fri, May 1st	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#166	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77
Sat, May 2nd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sun, May 3rd	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#366	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#94
Mon, May 4th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#128	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (6-4)	#118
Wed, May 6th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#149
Fri, May 8th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#14	@ SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#162
Sat, May 9th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (7-6)	#378
Sun, May 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#102	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248
Tue, May 12th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251
Wed, May 13th	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Thu, May 14th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#162	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#191
Fri, May 15th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#21	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72
Sat, May 16th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78
Sun, May 17th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#385
Mon, May 18th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Tue, May 19th	@ CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#140	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#123
Wed, May 20th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#83	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#120
Fri, May 22nd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-3)	#94
Sat, May 23rd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#381
Sun, May 24th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13
Mon, May 25th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#115	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5
Tue, May 26th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Wed, May 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (6-4)	#118
Fri, May 29th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#259	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Sat, May 30th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#140
Sun, May 31st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#143	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#322
Mon, Jun 1st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36
Thu, Jun 4th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#187
Fri, Jun 5th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#433	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Sat, Jun 6th	@ COL	Zach Agnos		vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Sun, Jun 7th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#318	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279
Mon, Jun 8th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#251
Tue, Jun 9th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Wed, Jun 10th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-7)	#95	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Fri, Jun 12th	vs PHI	Tanner Banks		@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#21
Sat, Jun 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106
Sun, Jun 14th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#134	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (2-2)	#159
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#42	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#385
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#126
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#129
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#196
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#168	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#226
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CHC	Ryan Rolison		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#264
Mon, Jun 29th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Tue, Jun 30th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204
Wed, Jul 1st	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#112
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#383
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ARI			@ CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#126	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#129	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#225
Mon, Jul 6th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#71
Tue, Jul 7th	@ STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-2)	#163	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#109
Wed, Jul 8th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Thu, Jul 9th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (6-1)	#39
Sat, Jul 11th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#112
Sun, Jul 12th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#126
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#90
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-4)	#129
Mon, Jul 20th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46
Tue, Jul 21st	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#156	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#263
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#35
Fri, Jul 24th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#435	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#279
Sat, Jul 25th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#433	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#318	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#110
Mon, Jul 27th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#99	vs CHC	David Peterson (6-7)	#89
Tue, Jul 28th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#61	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#168
Wed, Jul 29th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#38
Fri, Jul 31st	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#245	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#8
Sat, Aug 1st	@ LAA	Brent Suter (1-2)	#186	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#263	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#101	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Tue, Aug 4th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-3)	#54	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-7)	#66
Wed, Aug 5th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#64
Thu, Aug 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Fri, Aug 7th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#106	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#433
Sat, Aug 8th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#48	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#318
Sun, Aug 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#21	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432
Mon, Aug 10th	@ SD	Casey Mize (4-6)	#37	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#207
Tue, Aug 11th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#248	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Wed, Aug 12th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#162	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Thu, Aug 13th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Fri, Aug 14th	@ LAD			@ CHC
Sat, Aug 15th	@ LAD			@ CHC
Sun, Aug 16th	@ LAD			@ CHC
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SEA			@ CIN
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SEA			@ CIN
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SEA			@ CIN
Fri, Aug 21st	vs ATL			@ PHI
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs ATL			@ PHI
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs ATL			@ PHI
Tue, Aug 25th	@ NYM			vs BAL
Wed, Aug 26th	@ NYM			vs BAL
Thu, Aug 27th	@ NYM			vs BAL
Fri, Aug 28th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Sat, Aug 29th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Sun, Aug 30th	vs TEX			vs PIT
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CHC
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CHC			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CHC			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ CHC			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CIN			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CIN			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CIN			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CHC			@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CHC			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CHC			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CIN			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CIN			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CIN			vs CWS
Tue, Sep 15th	@ PIT			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	@ PIT			vs SF
Thu, Sep 17th	@ PIT
Fri, Sep 18th	@ BAL			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ BAL			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ BAL			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PHI			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PHI			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PHI			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	vs STL			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs STL			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs STL			@ MIL
Fri, Apr 3rd				@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Mon, Apr 20th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86
Mon, Apr 27th				@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#105
Thu, May 7th				@ SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45
Mon, Jun 15th				vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#236
Fri, Jul 10th				vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#90
Thu, Jul 30th				vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#225
Mon, Aug 17th				@ CIN
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SF

Who Should I Trade?

Brandon Woodruff for Matthew Liberatore (2026)

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