Who Should I Trade?

Craig Kimbrel for Yuki Matsui (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Craig Kimbrel RP - TB	Yuki Matsui RP - SD
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 367	# 336
VBR	# 623	# 574

Projections

Strikeouts	20	22
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.46	4.12
WHIP	1.42	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 422	# 285

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 348	# 376

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Craig Kimbrel RP - TB	Yuki Matsui RP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	30	29

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	31.0	38.0

Wins	0	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	1	6

Hits Allowed	26	24

Earned Runs	15	11

Home Runs Allowed	4	5

Strikeouts	29	41

Walks	12	23

ERA	4.35	2.61

WHIP	1.23	1.24

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Craig Kimbrel RP - TB	Yuki Matsui RP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	20	23

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	17.8	21.8

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	4	5

Hits Allowed	15	19

Earned Runs	9	10

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	20	22

Walks	9	11

ERA	4.46	4.12

WHIP	1.42	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Craig Kimbrel RP - TB	Yuki Matsui RP - SD
News
	The Rays activated RHP Craig Kimbrel from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jun 13th	The Padres activated Yuki Matsui from the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th
	Craig Kimbrel will face hitters in a live batting practice session on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 8th	Matsui missed the entire Cactus League slate due to a groin strain and has been working his way back on a rehab assignment at Triple-A El Paso. He has turned in two scoreless appearances there. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 8th
	Craig Kimbrel threw a bullpen session on Saturday. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 7th	The Padres placed LHP Yuki Matsui on the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th
	Craig Kimbrel resumed playing catch on Wednesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jun 4th	Matsui suffered a groin injury during a live batting practice session in February and hasn't appeared in a game this spring. He resumed throwing off a mound in early March and is slated to face live hitters again within the next several days. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st
	The Rays placed Craig Kimbrel on the 15-day injured list with a right wrist strain. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st	Matsui (groin) has received clearance to throw off a mound and took part in defensive drills on Monday. Opening Day availability remains uncertain. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 10th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Craig Kimbrel RP - TB			Yuki Matsui RP - SD
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#184
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#141
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#347	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#219	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#304	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#231	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#86	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#127
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#235
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#409	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#347	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#204
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#117
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#231
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#86
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#184
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#104	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#141	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#53	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-5)	#148
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#81	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#25	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67	vs ATH	Luis Medina (2-2)	#262
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#294	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#277
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#101	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#213	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#197	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#31
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#189
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#141	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#53	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#104	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#157
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#294
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#81
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#288	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#7
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#147	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#70	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#271	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#291
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#365	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (4-5)	#102
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#23	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#11
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#36
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#77
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#25	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#217	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#83
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#79
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#275	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#144	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#430
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#149
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#156	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#169
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#83	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#213
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#312	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#230
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#170
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#231	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#107
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL			@ ARI
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA			vs HOU
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA			vs HOU
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA			vs HOU
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH			vs MIL
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL			@ NYM
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR			@ NYM
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL			vs MIN
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET			vs PIT
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET			vs PIT
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD			@ TB
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD			@ TB
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD			@ TB
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM			@ CIN
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ SF
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs ARI
Fri, Mar 27th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#235
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Sat, May 9th				vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Thu, May 14th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54
Sat, May 23rd				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#146
Thu, Jun 4th				@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Thu, Aug 6th				@ ARI
Mon, Sep 7th				vs WSH
Mon, Sep 14th				@ COL

Who Should I Trade?

Craig Kimbrel for Yuki Matsui (2026)

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