Who Should I Trade?

Cole Sulser for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Cole Sulser RP - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 178	# 338
VBR	# 749	# 638

Projections

Strikeouts	2	1
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.46	4.99
WHIP	1.37	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 200	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 191	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 240	# 324

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 196	# 335

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Cole Sulser RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	35	50

Games Started	11	2

Innings Pitched	79.1	55.1

Wins	5	1

Losses	6	0

Saves	1	3

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	1	12

Hits Allowed	74	52

Earned Runs	49	26

Home Runs Allowed	15	7

Strikeouts	60	54

Walks	25	16

ERA	5.56	4.23

WHIP	1.25	1.23

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Cole Sulser RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	3

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	2.5	1.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	3	1

Earned Runs	1	1

Home Runs Allowed	0	0

Strikeouts	2	1

Walks	1	1

ERA	4.46	4.99

WHIP	1.37	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Cole Sulser RP - TB
News
	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Cole Sulser started his rehab assignment on August 19. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Cole Sulser is expected to be cleared for a rehab assignment soon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	The Rays placed RHP Cole Sulser on the 15-day injured list with lower back spasms. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th	The Rays activated RHP Cole Sulser from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 30th
	The Rays have placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th	Cole Sulser has begun throwing live batting practice and is reportedly doing well, according to Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash. Cash indicated Sulser could return to the active roster “pretty soon” if his progression continues without setbacks. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, May 30th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB			Cole Sulser RP - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#93
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#104
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#62
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#247	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#247
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#234
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#258	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#258
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#102
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#53
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#61
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#13
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#181
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#245	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#245
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#43
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#133
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#70
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#127
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#21
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#231	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#231
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#36
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden		vs DET	Ty Madden
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#184
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#121
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#166
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#112
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#89
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#203
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#266	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#266
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#66
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#41
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#84
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#96
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#212
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#125
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#85
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#164
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#130
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#67
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#144	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#144
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#100
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#46
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)		@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#37
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#134	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#134
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#47
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#74
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#27
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#131	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#131
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#233	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#233
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#109
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)		@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#265
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#157
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#232
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#268	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#268
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#158
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#115
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#50
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#153
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#73
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#54
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#106
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#55
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#87
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#177
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#45
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (2-0)	#200	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (2-0)	#200
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#14
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#165	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#165
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#68
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#160	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#160
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#169
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#91
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#148
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#186	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#186
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#256
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#69
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#108	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#108
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#86
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#22
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#15
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI	Jose Urquidy	#214	@ PHI	Jose Urquidy	#214
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#5

Who Should I Trade?

Cole Sulser for Steven Matz (2026)

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