Who Should I Trade?

Drew Pomeranz for Isaac Mattson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Drew Pomeranz SP,RP - CHC	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	# 392
VBR	‐	# 710

Projections

Strikeouts	‐	3
Wins	‐	0
Saves	‐	0
ERA	‐	3.56
WHIP	‐	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	IL15

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	‐	# 418

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 315	# 427

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Drew Pomeranz SP,RP - CHC	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	31	38

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	29.0	38.2

Wins	2	0

Losses	3	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	3	2

Holds	8	8

Hits Allowed	32	44

Earned Runs	18	23

Home Runs Allowed	7	3

Strikeouts	17	36

Walks	16	18

ERA	5.59	5.35

WHIP	1.66	1.60

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Drew Pomeranz SP,RP - CHC	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	3

Games Started	‐	0

Innings Pitched	‐	2.9

Wins	‐	0

Losses	‐	0

Saves	‐	0

Blown Saves	‐	0

Holds	‐	0

Hits Allowed	‐	3

Earned Runs	‐	1

Home Runs Allowed	‐	0

Strikeouts	‐	3

Walks	‐	1

ERA	‐	3.56

WHIP	‐	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Drew Pomeranz SP,RP - CHC	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
News
	The Cubs designated Drew Pomeranz for assignment. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th	The Pirates placed RHP Isaac Mattson on the 15-day injured list with hip inflammation. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	The Cubs are calling up Drew Pomeranz. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd	The Pirates recalled RHP Isaac Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Fri, Sep 4th
	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Drew Pomeranz is making his way in Triple-A Iowa. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th	The Pirates optioned Isaac Mattson to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Drew Pomeranz joined the Cubs on a minor-league contract. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jun 29th	The Pirates recalled RHP Isaac Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
	The Angels released Drew Pomeranz. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 18th	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
	Drew Pomeranz SP,RP - CHC			Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (11-9)	#35
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#403
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#367
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#218	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (2-2)	#32
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#294	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#162
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107	vs TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#90
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#168	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#166
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#173	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#387
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-5)	#68
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#111	@ SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#295	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#312	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#402
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#389	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#332	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#259
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#193
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-10)	#103	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#267
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#181	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#146
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#332
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#219
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#324
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#399	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#344	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#158
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#397
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#401
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#160
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#176	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#49
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#307	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#163	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#346
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#79	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#134
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#204
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#80	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#199
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#99	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#172	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#239
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#306	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ MIL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (5-5)	#153	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-5)	#124
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#347
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#142	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#217	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)		vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#150	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#165	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#140
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#170	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-1)	#92	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#53	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#12
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#141	@ SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#175
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-3)	#127
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#86
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#161
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (4-8)	#157
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#70
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#148	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#152
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#95
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#230	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#156	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (3-3)	#348
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#192	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ DET
Sat, Apr 4th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-5)	#57
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Thu, May 21st				@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Sun, Jun 21st				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#303
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS	Hagen Smith (3-1)	#180
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23

Who Should I Trade?

Drew Pomeranz for Isaac Mattson (2026)

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