Who Should I Trade?

Eduard Bazardo for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Eduard Bazardo RP - SEA
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 177	# 278
VBR	# 670	# 413

Projections

Strikeouts	9	11
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.25	3.90
WHIP	1.30	1.21

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 200	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 191	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 196	# 345

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 228	# 197

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Eduard Bazardo RP - SEA
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	63

Games Started	11	0

Innings Pitched	67.2	60.0

Wins	5	3

Losses	4	3

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	3

Holds	1	25

Hits Allowed	64	60

Earned Runs	45	20

Home Runs Allowed	14	9

Strikeouts	50	60

Walks	21	18

ERA	5.99	3.00

WHIP	1.26	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Eduard Bazardo RP - SEA
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	13

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	10.6	10.7

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	3

Hits Allowed	11	9

Earned Runs	5	5

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	9	11

Walks	3	4

ERA	4.25	3.90

WHIP	1.30	1.21

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Eduard Bazardo RP - SEA
News
	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Eduard Bazardo allowed two runs on one inning in a loss on Sunday against the White Sox. Ari Koslow Mon, May 11th
	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th
	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 have placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th
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			Eduard Bazardo RP - SEA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, Mar 27th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#406
Mon, Apr 13th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#349
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, May 9th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Thu, May 14th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sat, May 23rd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#134
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#256	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#263
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, Jun 11th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Thu, Jun 18th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Jun 29th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Mon, Jul 27th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#131
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Thu, Aug 6th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#189
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#71
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Aug 13th				@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#80
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs TEX
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs TEX
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL			vs TEX
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ ATH
Mon, Sep 14th				@ LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ COL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ COL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ COL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs HOU
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs LAA
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Eduard Bazardo for Steven Matz (2026)

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