Who Should I Trade?

Gregory Soto for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Gregory Soto RP - PIT	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 93	# 177
VBR	# 400	# 670

Projections

Strikeouts	11	9
Wins	1	1
Saves	1	0
ERA	3.62	4.25
WHIP	1.39	1.30

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 89	# 200

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 76	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 81	# 191

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 130	# 228

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 161	# 196

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Gregory Soto RP - PIT	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	58	26

Games Started	0	11

Innings Pitched	58.0	67.2

Wins	6	5

Losses	4	4

Saves	14	1

Blown Saves	5	0

Holds	9	1

Hits Allowed	40	64

Earned Runs	21	45

Home Runs Allowed	5	14

Strikeouts	68	50

Walks	24	21

ERA	3.26	5.99

WHIP	1.10	1.26

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Gregory Soto RP - PIT	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	11

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	9.8	10.6

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	2	1

Hits Allowed	9	11

Earned Runs	4	5

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	11	9

Walks	4	3

ERA	3.62	4.25

WHIP	1.39	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Gregory Soto RP - PIT	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
News
	Gregory Soto threw a clean inning for the save on Saturday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Gregory Soto recorded the save in Game 1 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Yankees. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 23rd	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Gregory Soto earned the save in Game 1 of Saturday's doubleheader against the Brewers. Ari Koslow Sun, Jul 12th	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th
	Gregory Soto allowed three runs in a blown save and loss on Saturday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sun, Jun 28th	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th
	Gregory Soto tossed a scoreless ninth to earn his 10th save of the season and to preserve a 3-2 victory over the Marlins on Saturday. David Leisering Sun, Jun 14th	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
	Gregory Soto RP - PIT			Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Sat, Mar 28th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#80	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Sun, Mar 29th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Mon, Mar 30th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Mar 31st	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sat, Apr 4th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Mon, Apr 6th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Tue, Apr 7th	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#191	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178
Wed, Apr 8th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Fri, Apr 10th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Sat, Apr 11th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#138	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21
Sun, Apr 12th	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Tue, Apr 14th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Wed, Apr 15th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Thu, Apr 16th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Fri, Apr 24th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sat, Apr 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77
Sun, Apr 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337
Mon, Apr 27th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, Apr 28th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Wed, Apr 29th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Thu, Apr 30th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#203
Fri, May 1st	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, May 2nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 3rd	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Tue, May 5th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Wed, May 6th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Fri, May 8th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sat, May 9th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 10th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, May 12th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Thu, May 14th	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Sat, May 16th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sun, May 17th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Tue, May 19th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Wed, May 20th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Thu, May 21st	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, May 22nd	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Sat, May 23rd	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Mon, May 25th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#219	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Tue, May 26th	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#306	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Wed, May 27th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375
Thu, May 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Fri, May 29th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sat, May 30th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, May 31st	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Thu, Jun 4th	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#182
Fri, Jun 5th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168
Sat, Jun 6th	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#307	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264
Sun, Jun 7th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Tue, Jun 9th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Wed, Jun 10th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Thu, Jun 11th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Fri, Jun 12th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Sat, Jun 13th	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sun, Jun 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Mon, Jun 15th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Tue, Jun 16th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Wed, Jun 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#223	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Jun 21st	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Jun 25th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Fri, Jun 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, Jun 27th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Mon, Jun 29th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Jun 30th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#335	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215
Sat, Jul 4th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#355	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sun, Jul 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#205	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161
Sat, Jul 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sun, Jul 12th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#156	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Mon, Jul 20th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, Jul 27th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Tue, Jul 28th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Wed, Jul 29th	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#88	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Thu, Jul 30th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Tue, Aug 4th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393
Wed, Aug 5th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Thu, Aug 6th	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46
Fri, Aug 7th	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Sat, Aug 8th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sun, Aug 9th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Tue, Aug 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431
Wed, Aug 12th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Thu, Aug 13th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Aug 17th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Tue, Aug 18th	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Wed, Aug 19th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164
Fri, Aug 21st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#17	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Mon, Aug 24th	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Tue, Aug 25th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209
Wed, Aug 26th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Fri, Aug 28th	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#176	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Sat, Aug 29th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sun, Aug 30th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Tue, Sep 1st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#20	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Fri, Sep 4th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, Sep 5th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Sep 6th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Tue, Sep 8th	@ CWS			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ CWS			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 10th	@ CWS			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ CHC			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	@ CHC			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	@ CHC			vs HOU
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIL			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIL			vs ATH
Thu, Sep 17th	vs MIL			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs KC			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs KC			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs KC			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs STL			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs STL			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	vs STL			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	@ DET			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ DET			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ DET			@ PHI
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Mon, May 4th				vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, May 11th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, May 18th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Mon, Jun 1st				vs DET	Ty Madden	#256
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Mon, Jul 6th				vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Fri, Jul 10th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, Jul 17th				@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259
Tue, Jul 21st				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Thu, Jul 23rd				@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 10th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 31st				vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216

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Gregory Soto for Steven Matz (2026)

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