Who Should I Trade?

Brent Headrick for Isaac Mattson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 3 of 3 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 3 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 175	# 392
VBR	# 281	# 770

Projections

Strikeouts	3	2
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.42	3.94
WHIP	1.14	1.28

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 105	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 63	# 427

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 264	# 418

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	79	38

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	77.0	38.2

Wins	7	0

Losses	4	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	2	2

Holds	29	8

Hits Allowed	66	44

Earned Runs	18	23

Home Runs Allowed	5	3

Strikeouts	96	36

Walks	25	18

ERA	2.10	5.35

WHIP	1.18	1.60

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	2.7	1.9

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	2	2

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	3	2

Walks	1	1

ERA	3.42	3.94

WHIP	1.14	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
News
		The Pirates placed RHP Isaac Mattson on the 15-day injured list with hip inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
		The Pirates recalled RHP Isaac Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Fri, Sep 4th
		The Pirates optioned Isaac Mattson to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
		The Pirates recalled RHP Isaac Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
		The Pirates optioned RHP Isaac Mattson to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Brent Headrick RP - NYY			Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
Wed, Mar 25th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#149
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	@ NYM	David Peterson (9-8)	#89
Mon, Mar 30th	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#157	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#40
Tue, Mar 31st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#346
Wed, Apr 1st	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#138
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#63	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sat, Apr 4th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62
Sun, Apr 5th	vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks		vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#111
Tue, Apr 7th	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#164	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (3-2)	#28
Wed, Apr 8th	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#59
Thu, Apr 9th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#348
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#118	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#24
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#68	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#167
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#85	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#32
Tue, Apr 14th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#155
Thu, Apr 16th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#239	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71
Fri, Apr 17th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#68
Sat, Apr 18th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15
Sun, Apr 19th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159
Tue, Apr 21st	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#109
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#43	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8
Fri, Apr 24th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#301	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Sun, Apr 26th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#51
Mon, Apr 27th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)		vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49
Tue, Apr 28th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102
Wed, Apr 29th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#145
Fri, May 1st	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#191	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#323
Sat, May 2nd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#202
Sun, May 3rd	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#331	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#40
Mon, May 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62
Tue, May 5th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#8	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#79
Wed, May 6th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#70	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (9-5)	#61
Thu, May 7th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#58	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#211
Fri, May 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9	@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#149
Sat, May 9th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#51	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#94
Sun, May 10th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#33	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54
Mon, May 11th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116
Tue, May 12th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#36	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Wed, May 13th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#362
Fri, May 15th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#78	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Sat, May 16th	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#242	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Sun, May 17th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#39	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Mon, May 18th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#35	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108
Wed, May 20th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#200
Thu, May 21st	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#121	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49
Fri, May 22nd	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#68	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sun, May 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#35
Mon, May 25th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)		vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Fri, May 29th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#38
Sat, May 30th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119
Sun, May 31st	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#304	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#87
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#301
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#295
Thu, Jun 4th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#235	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#273
Fri, Jun 5th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#166
Sun, Jun 7th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Mon, Jun 8th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#16
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#235	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#30	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#13
Fri, Jun 12th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#84	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#64
Sat, Jun 13th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#296
Sun, Jun 14th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Jun 16th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#107
Wed, Jun 17th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#164
Thu, Jun 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#216
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#202	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#255
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#138	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#40	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#23
Wed, Jun 24th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17
Thu, Jun 25th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#144	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#45
Fri, Jun 26th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#43	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#138
Sat, Jun 27th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#66	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#40
Sun, Jun 28th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#323
Mon, Jun 29th	vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#67	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#48
Tue, Jun 30th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5
Wed, Jul 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)	#88	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#14
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#71
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#87	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#46	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#32
Mon, Jul 6th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#18
Tue, Jul 7th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#29	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#159	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#153
Thu, Jul 9th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#90
Sun, Jul 12th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#32	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#105
Fri, Jul 17th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#91
Sun, Jul 19th	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#92
Mon, Jul 20th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#95	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#6
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)		vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#227	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#24
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#5	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#208	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#132
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#283	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#74
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#79
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#202
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#24	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#89	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#138
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#261	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#40
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#200	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#275
Tue, Aug 4th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#33
Wed, Aug 5th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#145	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#51
Fri, Aug 7th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#54	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#232
Sat, Aug 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Sun, Aug 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#153	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#72
Tue, Aug 11th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-9)	#17	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#63
Wed, Aug 12th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#45	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Thu, Aug 13th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#11	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#198
Fri, Aug 14th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#66
Sat, Aug 15th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#121	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#41
Sun, Aug 16th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#35	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#146
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#169
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (8-5)	#111	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#230
Thu, Aug 20th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#268	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-8)	#3
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#35	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#22	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#27
Tue, Aug 25th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#189	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#59
Wed, Aug 26th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#133	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#170
Thu, Aug 27th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#86
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#146	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (2-3)	#204
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-4)	#37	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108
Mon, Aug 31st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-8)	#97	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#26	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#94
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#250	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#172
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#149	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#85
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#59	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#247
Tue, Sep 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#158	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Wed, Sep 9th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#359	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#101
Thu, Sep 10th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#361	@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-2)	#77
Fri, Sep 11th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#52	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#24
Sat, Sep 12th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-5)	#232	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#78
Sun, Sep 13th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#56	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (9-5)	#42
Mon, Sep 14th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#80
Tue, Sep 15th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#119	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#9
Wed, Sep 16th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#87	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#33
Fri, Sep 18th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#79	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#342
Sat, Sep 19th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#74	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Sep 20th	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#50	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#57
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#15	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#145
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#29	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#108
Thu, Sep 24th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#39	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#102
Fri, Sep 25th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#36	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#230
Sat, Sep 26th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#116	@ DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#251
Sun, Sep 27th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#62	@ DET	River Ryan (0-0)	#123
Thu, Mar 26th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#39
Sun, Mar 29th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-10)	#52
Mon, Apr 6th				vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, May 14th				vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Sat, May 23rd				@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#261
Sat, Jun 6th				@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Thu, Jun 11th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#44
Mon, Jun 15th				@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#332
Sat, Jul 18th				@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#206
Thu, Aug 6th				@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#49
Mon, Aug 17th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#47
Mon, Aug 24th				@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#149
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF	Blade Tidwell (1-2)	#286
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#51

Who Should I Trade?

Brent Headrick for Isaac Mattson (2026)

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