Who Should I Trade?

Framber Valdez for Zebby Matthews (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 6 of 6 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 6 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 60	# 129
VBR	# 236	# 419

Projections

Strikeouts	29	22
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	3.82	4.43
WHIP	1.35	1.36

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 69	# 137

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 61	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 70	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 68	# 120

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 62	# 166

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 26	# 92

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	18

Games Started	26	18

Innings Pitched	144.2	103.2

Wins	8	8

Losses	9	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	146	104

Earned Runs	70	56

Home Runs Allowed	14	19

Strikeouts	111	88

Walks	56	32

ERA	4.35	4.86

WHIP	1.40	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	7

Games Started	6	4

Innings Pitched	33.9	23.4

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	32	24

Earned Runs	14	12

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	29	22

Walks	12	7

ERA	3.82	4.43

WHIP	1.35	1.36

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Framber Valdez SP - DET	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN
News
	Framber Valdez allowed four earned runs on five hits and four walks while striking out five over 5 2/3 innings in Monday's win over the Pirates. Chris Schommer Tue, Aug 18th	Zebby Matthews allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out seven over seven innings in Monday's 9-6 win over the Athletics. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th
	Framber Valdez allowed four earned runs on six hits and five walks while striking out three over 5 2/3 innings in Wednesday's loss to the Guardians. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th	Zebby Matthews allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out four over 5.2 innings in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Atlanta. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 19th
	Framber Valdez allowed five hits and two walks while striking out five over seven scoreless innings in Thursday's win over the Mariners. Chris Schommer Fri, Aug 7th	Zebby Matthews allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Orioles. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 13th
	Framber Valdez allowed two earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out six over seven innings in Saturday's win over the Athletics. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 2nd	Zebby Matthews allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's 8-6 win over the Brewers. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 8th
	Framber Valdez allowed three runs (two earned) on four hits and three walks while striking out four over five innings in Sunday's loss to the Royals. Chris Schommer Mon, Jul 27th	Zebby Matthews was removed from Friday’s start against the Brewers due to a blister on his right foot. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Framber Valdez SP - DET			Zebby Matthews SP - MIN
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#203	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277
Sat, Apr 4th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Sun, Apr 5th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Mon, Apr 6th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Tue, Apr 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Apr 8th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, Apr 9th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Fri, Apr 10th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Sun, Apr 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Tue, Apr 14th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Wed, Apr 15th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Thu, Apr 16th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123
Fri, Apr 17th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Sat, Apr 18th	@ BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Sun, Apr 19th	@ BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Mon, Apr 20th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Tue, Apr 21st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs MIL	DL Hall (2-0)	#155	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Fri, Apr 24th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Apr 25th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sun, Apr 26th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Tue, Apr 28th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Wed, Apr 29th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Thu, Apr 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, May 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9
Sun, May 3rd	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Mon, May 4th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Tue, May 5th	vs BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Wed, May 6th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, May 8th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sat, May 9th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, May 10th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Tue, May 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Wed, May 13th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, May 14th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#240
Fri, May 15th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248
Sat, May 16th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (5-1)	#134	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Sun, May 17th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Mon, May 18th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Tue, May 19th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345
Wed, May 20th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Thu, May 21st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Fri, May 22nd	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Sun, May 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Tue, May 26th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, May 27th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351
Thu, May 28th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Fri, May 29th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Sat, May 30th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sun, May 31st	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Mon, Jun 1st	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Thu, Jun 11th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Mon, Jun 15th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Tue, Jun 16th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Wed, Jun 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Fri, Jun 19th	vs CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-2)	#220	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sat, Jun 20th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Sun, Jun 21st	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ ARI
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#43	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Wed, Jun 24th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 25th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Fri, Jun 26th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#226	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sat, Jun 27th	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Sun, Jun 28th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (3-3)	#25	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Mon, Jun 29th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Tue, Jun 30th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Wed, Jul 1st	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97
Sat, Jul 4th	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#151
Sun, Jul 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATH	Jose Suarez	#235	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 10th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Sat, Jul 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221
Sun, Jul 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Fri, Jul 17th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sat, Jul 18th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Sun, Jul 19th	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Fri, Jul 24th	vs KC	Beck Way (1-1)	#417	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Sat, Jul 25th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242
Sun, Jul 26th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Fri, Jul 31st	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Sat, Aug 1st	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, Aug 4th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Wed, Aug 5th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Thu, Aug 6th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SF	JT Brubaker		@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#71	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Fri, Aug 14th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119
Sat, Aug 15th	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sun, Aug 16th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140
Fri, Aug 21st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#205	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Fri, Aug 28th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Sat, Aug 29th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Sun, Aug 30th	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	vs CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238
Mon, Aug 31st	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218
Tue, Sep 1st	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Mon, Sep 7th	vs MIN			@ DET
Tue, Sep 8th	vs MIN			@ DET
Wed, Sep 9th	vs MIN			@ DET
Fri, Sep 11th	vs COL			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 12th	vs COL			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 13th	vs COL			vs CLE
Mon, Sep 14th	@ TOR			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TOR			vs NYY
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TOR			vs NYY
Thu, Sep 17th	@ CWS			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CWS			@ LAA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CWS			@ LAA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CWS			@ LAA
Mon, Sep 21st	vs WSH			@ SF
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs WSH			@ SF
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs WSH			@ SF
Fri, Sep 25th	vs PIT			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 26th	vs PIT			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 27th	vs PIT			vs TEX
Sun, Mar 29th				@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68
Thu, Apr 2nd				@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Mon, Apr 13th				vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Mon, Apr 27th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Thu, May 7th				@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sat, May 23rd				@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127
Mon, May 25th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Thu, Jun 4th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Sun, Jun 14th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Thu, Jun 18th				@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Fri, Jul 3rd				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Thu, Jul 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#70
Mon, Aug 10th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#63

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Framber Valdez for Zebby Matthews (2026)

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