Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts	50% Recommended by 2 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 218	# 177
VBR	# 773	# 601

Projections

Strikeouts	13	7
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.17	4.22
WHIP	1.43	1.27

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Mike Maher BettingPros	‐	# 191

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	‐	# 228

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 137	# 196

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 148	# 200

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	22	28

Games Started	18	11

Innings Pitched	108.1	71.0

Wins	8	5

Losses	7	4

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	1	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	107	66

Earned Runs	63	45

Home Runs Allowed	26	14

Strikeouts	72	52

Walks	35	22

ERA	5.23	5.70

WHIP	1.31	1.24

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	5	9

Games Started	3	0

Innings Pitched	16.4	8.9

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	17	9

Earned Runs	9	4

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	13	7

Walks	5	2

ERA	5.17	4.22

WHIP	1.43	1.27

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
News
	The Dodgers placed LHP Eric Lauer on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 2nd	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Eric Lauer allowed seven earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out two over three innings in Tuesday's loss to the Cardinals. Chase Davis Wed, Sep 2nd	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will return to the rotation. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th
	Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Eric Lauer will move back to a long relief role. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th
	Eric Lauer allowed four earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out six over five innings in Tuesday's win over the Rockies. Chase Davis Wed, Aug 19th	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
	Eric Lauer SP,RP - LAD			Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79
Fri, Mar 27th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254
Sat, Mar 28th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#57
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Sat, Apr 4th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#166	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#56	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#314
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#274
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156
Fri, Apr 10th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#121	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#388
Sat, Apr 11th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#232	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18
Sun, Apr 12th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Mon, Apr 13th	vs NYM	David Peterson (7-8)	#103
Tue, Apr 14th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#329
Wed, Apr 15th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#52	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67
Fri, Apr 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128
Sat, Apr 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3
Sun, Apr 19th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#424	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#391
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Apr 24th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#149	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#51
Sat, Apr 25th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#156	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#96
Sun, Apr 26th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#314
Mon, Apr 27th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Tue, Apr 28th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Wed, Apr 29th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#17
Fri, May 1st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#79	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Sat, May 2nd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, May 3rd	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#77
Mon, May 4th	@ HOU	Steven Okert		vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Tue, May 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Wed, May 6th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Fri, May 8th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Sat, May 9th	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#255
Sun, May 10th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Mon, May 11th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Tue, May 12th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#375	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Thu, May 14th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Fri, May 15th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#109
Sat, May 16th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Sun, May 17th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Mon, May 18th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Tue, May 19th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#198	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Wed, May 20th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Fri, May 22nd	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Sat, May 23rd	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87
Sun, May 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#215
Mon, May 25th	vs COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#420	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Tue, May 26th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Wed, May 27th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336
Fri, May 29th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#210
Sat, May 30th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#9	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36
Sun, May 31st	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#171	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs DET	Ty Madden	#279
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#93	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Thu, Jun 4th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#254
Fri, Jun 5th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#36	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148
Sat, Jun 6th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#283
Sun, Jun 7th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#68
Tue, Jun 9th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#3	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34
Wed, Jun 10th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76
Thu, Jun 11th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#399
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#67	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#157	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#101
Mon, Jun 15th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#92	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#264
Tue, Jun 16th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#22	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#118
Wed, Jun 17th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#43	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#336	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54
Sun, Jun 21st	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#94	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#211	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#61	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#164
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SD	Kyle Hart (0-3)	#181	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176
Mon, Jun 29th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#106
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#261	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#151	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#59	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#165
Sat, Jul 4th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#183	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#23
Sun, Jul 5th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#323	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Mon, Jul 6th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Tue, Jul 7th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#50
Wed, Jul 8th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#302	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Fri, Jul 17th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#19	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#241
Sun, Jul 19th	@ NYY	Ryan Yarbrough (2-1)	#263	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#29
Mon, Jul 20th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#7
Tue, Jul 21st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#11	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#24
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#65	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#140
Fri, Jul 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#73
Sat, Jul 25th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#30	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#63
Sun, Jul 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#38	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Tue, Jul 28th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#99	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188
Wed, Jul 29th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#28	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#422
Sat, Aug 1st	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#34	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#229
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-7)	#161
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#37	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#162
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#274	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#356
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#27	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432
Fri, Aug 7th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#176	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#116	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#20
Sun, Aug 9th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#125	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Mon, Aug 10th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#83	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#153
Tue, Aug 11th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#75	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#425
Wed, Aug 12th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#172	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#141
Thu, Aug 13th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#107
Fri, Aug 14th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#87	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#154
Sat, Aug 15th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#42
Sun, Aug 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#26	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Mon, Aug 17th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#432	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Tue, Aug 18th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#431	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#33
Wed, Aug 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#394	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Fri, Aug 21st	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#128	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#39
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#55	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#138
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#283	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#47
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#170	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#182
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#130	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#69
Thu, Aug 27th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8
Fri, Aug 28th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#74	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#60
Sat, Aug 29th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#139	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#184
Sun, Aug 30th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#114
Tue, Sep 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#112	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#70
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs STL	Brycen Mautz (0-1)	#378	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#144	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#188
Fri, Sep 4th	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#177	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (0-0)	#201
Sat, Sep 5th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#54	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#6
Sun, Sep 6th	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#134	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#48
Mon, Sep 7th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#41
Tue, Sep 8th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#120	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#130
Wed, Sep 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#214	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#186
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#148	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#142
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#225	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#155
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#85
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CIN			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CIN			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CIN			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs SF			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs SF			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs SF			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs SD			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs SD			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	vs SD			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SF			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SF			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SF			@ PHI
Sun, Mar 29th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#45
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Thu, May 7th				@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#76
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#123
Thu, Jun 25th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#158
Thu, Jul 9th				vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#205
Sat, Jul 18th				@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#117
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#199
Mon, Aug 24th				@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#35
Mon, Aug 31st				vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#174
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#8

Who Should I Trade?

Eric Lauer for Steven Matz (2026)

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