Who Should I Trade?

Carmen Mlodzinski for Zebby Matthews (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 129	# 216
VBR	# 419	# 344

Projections

Strikeouts	22	21
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.43	4.13
WHIP	1.36	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 137	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 120	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 166	# 169

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 92	# 106

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	29

Games Started	18	12

Innings Pitched	103.2	105.2

Wins	8	6

Losses	8	6

Saves	0	2

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	0	3

Hits Allowed	104	119

Earned Runs	56	50

Home Runs Allowed	19	9

Strikeouts	88	85

Walks	32	36

ERA	4.86	4.26

WHIP	1.31	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	7

Games Started	4	4

Innings Pitched	23.4	25.4

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	24	25

Earned Runs	12	12

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	22	21

Walks	7	9

ERA	4.43	4.13

WHIP	1.36	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN	Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT
News
	Zebby Matthews allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out seven over seven innings in Monday's 9-6 win over the Athletics. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	Carmen Mlodzinski allowed three runs on five hits over three innings with four steps on Sunday against the Dodgers. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 24th
	Zebby Matthews allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out four over 5.2 innings in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Atlanta. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 19th	Carmen Mlodzinski allowed four runs on eight hits over three innings with three strikeouts and one walk in a loss on Monday against the Tigers. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Zebby Matthews allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Orioles. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 13th	Carmen Mlodzinski allowed four runs on five hits over 2 1/3 innings with one strikeout and three walks in a loss on Wednesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
	Zebby Matthews allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's 8-6 win over the Brewers. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 8th	Carmen Mlodzinski allowed five runs on seven hits over three innings with one strikeout and one walk in a loss on Friday against the Mets. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
	Zebby Matthews was removed from Friday’s start against the Brewers due to a blister on his right foot. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Carmen Mlodzinski earned the save on Wednesday against the Mariners. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 25th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN			Carmen Mlodzinski SP,RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Tue, Mar 31st				@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#240	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#305
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#166
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Wed, Jun 17th				@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#151	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#165
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Mon, Jul 27th				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Fri, Aug 14th				vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#74
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-2)	#121
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS			vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			@ CWS
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th				vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ DET
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Carmen Mlodzinski for Zebby Matthews (2026)

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