Who Should I Trade?

Clay Holmes for Matthew Liberatore (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 141	# 147
VBR	# 296	# 370

Projections

Strikeouts	25	27
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.79	4.32
WHIP	1.40	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 204	# 162

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 153	# 149

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 91	# 142

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 116	# 150

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	12	25

Games Started	12	25

Innings Pitched	68.2	125.0

Wins	5	5

Losses	6	11

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	53	136

Earned Runs	19	70

Home Runs Allowed	4	21

Strikeouts	50	125

Walks	23	44

ERA	2.49	5.04

WHIP	1.11	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	6

Games Started	6	6

Innings Pitched	31.1	30.3

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	30	30

Earned Runs	13	15

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	25	27

Walks	12	10

ERA	3.79	4.32

WHIP	1.40	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
News
	Clay Holmes allowed one run on six hits and two walks while striking out one across 5.1 innings in Wednesday's 3-0 loss to the Chicago White Sox. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Aug 19th	Matthew Liberatore allowed three earned runs on four hits and no walks while striking out nine over six innings in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Reds. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 20th
	Clay Holmes allowed one hit and one walk while striking out three across 6.2 scoreless innings in Friday's 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 15th	Matthew Liberatore allowed two earned runs on two hits and one walk while striking out six over 5.1 innings in Friday's loss to the Cubs. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 15th
	Clay Holmes allowed four runs on six hits and two walks while striking out one across four innings in Saturday's 6-3 loss to the Kansas City Royals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 8th	Matthew Liberatore allowed five earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out three over five innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 9th
	The Cubs activated RHP Clay Holmes from the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	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
	Clay Holmes will take the hill for the Chicago Cubs against the Kansas City Royals Saturday according to Taylor McGregor. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 8th	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
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Clay Holmes SP - CHC			Matthew Liberatore SP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#14
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#152
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#228	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#106	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#36	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#269	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#233	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#145
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#31
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#135
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#17
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#77
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#150
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#177	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#188
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-9)	#55	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#119
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-10)	#25
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-8)	#15
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#83
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#205	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#194	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#113
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#146	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#131	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (9-6)	#245
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#147	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#403	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#199
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#76	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#68
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#141	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#304	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#203
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#231
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#196	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#341
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#170
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-8)	#136	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#118
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#116
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#344
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (5-8)	#89	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#85
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#360	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-9)	#38
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-8)	#197
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#94	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#438	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#57
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#93	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#67
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#91
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#59
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#432	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#117
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#82	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#62	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#175
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-11)	#52
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#142
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-3)	#158
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#272
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#166
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#300	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#248
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#226	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#64	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#74	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#39
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#30
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#4
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#129	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#126
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-5)	#49	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#123	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#47
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#41	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#252
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#153	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#34
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#86
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#215
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#322	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#207
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#23	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-6)	#155
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#242	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#111
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#221	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#187	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#437
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (5-7)	#107	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#423
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-1)	#436	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#420
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#204	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#208	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#5
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-11)	#101	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#90	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-2)	#53
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#213	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#151
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#109	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#127	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (1-3)	#169	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#71	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (11-5)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#134
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (13-4)	#99	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#240	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#43
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#98	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#125
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#21	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL			@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#20
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#10	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-5)	#102	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#7
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA			@ COL
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			@ COL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			@ COL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL			@ SF
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ SF
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ SF
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			vs CWS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			vs CWS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			vs CWS
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs SF
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs SF
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs SF
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs WSH
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs WSH
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ MIL
Sat, Apr 4th				@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#110
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#26
Mon, Jun 1st				vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-8)	#9
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#63
Sun, Jun 21st				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#139
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Mon, Jul 6th				vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#120
Thu, Jul 23rd				vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#70
Mon, Aug 10th				vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#138
Thu, Aug 20th				@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-11)	#154
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#61

Who Should I Trade?

Clay Holmes for Matthew Liberatore (2026)

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