Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 178	# 264
VBR	# 527	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	2	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.40	‐
WHIP	1.32	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 200	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 191	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 196	# 306

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 240	# 205

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
2026 Stats


Games Played	35	61

Games Started	11	0

Innings Pitched	79.1	54.2

Wins	5	4

Losses	6	6

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	1	6

Holds	1	19

Hits Allowed	74	41

Earned Runs	49	19

Home Runs Allowed	15	7

Strikeouts	60	67

Walks	25	32

ERA	5.56	3.13

WHIP	1.25	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
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	2	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	4.40	‐

WHIP	1.32	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
News
	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Fernando Cruz is scheduled to throw a bullpen session on Thursday. Ari Koslow Wed, Sep 23rd
	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Fernando Cruz has not resumed throwing. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 22nd
	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	Fernando Cruz will resume tossing on flat ground this weekend. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 8th
	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th	Fernando Cruz is seeking a second opinion after he was diagnosed with a torn UCL. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	The Rays have placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th	Yankees manager Aaron Boone said that Fernando Cruz has been diagnosed with a partially torn UCL in his right elbow. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 27th
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			Fernando Cruz RP - NYY
Wed, Mar 25th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)
Fri, Mar 27th				@ SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs MIA	Pete Fairbanks
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#206	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 9th				vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#166	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-6)	#207
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13	@ TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Mon, Apr 13th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs LAA	Brent Suter (3-2)	#177
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#292	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#185
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	vs BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#250
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12
Sat, May 9th				@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (6-2)	#235
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#56
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76
Thu, May 21st				vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25	vs TB	Nick Martinez (15-5)	#85
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ KC	Bailey Falter (0-2)
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#250	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Thu, Jun 4th				vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#313	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#76
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#8	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Thu, Jun 18th				vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Mon, Jun 29th				vs DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#220	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#183
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	@ PHI	Tim Mayza (3-4)	#229
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Mon, Jul 27th				@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (11-10)	#31
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#189	@ CHC	David Peterson (9-8)	#160
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#339	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#22
Thu, Aug 13th				vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147	@ BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#253
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#154	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#165
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151
Thu, Aug 27th				vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#68
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	vs BOS	Alec Gamboa
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)		@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (2-0)	#209	@ SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	@ SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27	@ SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#134	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#175	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (12-10)	#16
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (5-6)	#144
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#68	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29
Mon, Sep 14th				@ MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#213	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (16-7)	#86
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#109	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#112
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80	@ ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#47
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-4)	#143
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#237
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#146
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI	Jose Urquidy	#121

Who Should I Trade?

Fernando Cruz for Steven Matz (2026)

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