Who Should I Trade?

Griffin Jax for Matt Strahm (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Griffin Jax SP,RP - TB	Matt Strahm RP - KC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 102	# 287
VBR	# 276	# 541

Projections

Strikeouts	43	21
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	1
ERA	3.81	4.04
WHIP	1.25	1.26

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 144	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 59	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 144	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 70	# 201

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 160	# 413

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Griffin Jax SP,RP - TB	Matt Strahm RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	27	38

Games Started	16	0

Innings Pitched	81.0	34.0

Wins	6	3

Losses	7	3

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	2	3

Holds	2	13

Hits Allowed	71	35

Earned Runs	34	26

Home Runs Allowed	13	10

Strikeouts	82	28

Walks	27	14

ERA	3.78	6.88

WHIP	1.21	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Griffin Jax SP,RP - TB	Matt Strahm RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	22

Games Started	8	0

Innings Pitched	39.6	20.4

Wins	2	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	4

Hits Allowed	35	18

Earned Runs	17	9

Home Runs Allowed	5	3

Strikeouts	43	21

Walks	13	7

ERA	3.81	4.04

WHIP	1.25	1.26

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Griffin Jax SP,RP - TB	Matt Strahm RP - KC
News
	Griffin Jax allowed seven runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out six over five innings in the first game of Friday's doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox, taking the loss in a 10-0 defeat. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 17th	Matt Strahm took the loss on Sunday, allowing five runs on four hits and a walk while striking out one against the Orioles. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 13th
	Griffin Jax will start Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader against the Red Sox. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 16th	Matt Strahm struck out two while allowing two earned runs on two hits in Friday's 5-3 loss to the Orioles. Chase Davis Sat, Jul 11th
	Griffin Jax allowed one run on four hits and three walks while striking out three across five innings in Saturday's 6-1 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Jul 11th	Matt Strahm allowed one earned run on one hit with no walks and no strikeouts in Saturday's 3-2 win over the Twins. Chase Davis Sun, Jun 7th
	Griffin Jax allowed three runs on one hit and two walks while striking out 10 across five innings in Monday's 5-1 loss to the New York Yankees. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Jul 6th	Matt Strahm threw 10 pitches in a scoreless appearance in Thursday's 8-6 win over the Twins. Chase Davis Fri, Jun 5th
	Griffin Jax allowed three runs on five hits and no walks while striking out five across six innings in Tuesday's 10-4 win over the Kansas City Royals. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 1st	The Royals activated Matt Strahm from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Griffin Jax SP,RP - TB			Matt Strahm RP - KC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#92
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#158
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#347
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#9	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (4-1)	#48
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#347	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#54
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#103	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#219	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-7)	#192	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#304	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (4-2)	#34
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#231	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#86	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#124	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#134	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#409	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#266
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#127
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)	#347	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#186
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#183
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#68	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (10-5)	#24
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#104	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#113
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#141	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-5)	#145
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#53	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#287	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#231
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (4-6)	#112	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#115
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#40	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#136
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#81	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#26
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#141
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#25	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#67	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#294	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#25
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#313	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#39	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#132
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#277	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#73	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#97
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#101	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#22
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#213	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#116
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-1)	#197	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-6)	#57	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (2-5)	#109
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#141
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#53	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-3)	#104	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#426	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#119
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#44	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#238
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (3-3)	#129	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#362	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#147
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#65	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#49
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#178
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#288	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-8)	#90
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (7-4)	#55
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#147	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#45
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#70	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (8-5)	#20
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-3)	#271	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#69
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#286
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#180	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#95
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#123	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-7)	#69
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#140	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#30
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)	#365	vs TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#72
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#161
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (2-1)	#23	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#8
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#137	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-8)	#59
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#18	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (12-4)	#4
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (7-4)	#62	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (3-5)	#25	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#56
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (3-1)	#217	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#76
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#64	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#128
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#42
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#98	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#63
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#275	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#52
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#144	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-9)	#176
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (12-2)	#29	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#376
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#12	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#244
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-9)	#28	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (2-9)	#85
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#156	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#60
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (2-1)	#83	@ DET	Troy Melton (5-1)	#101
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#80	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#46	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#47
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#51	@ DET	Framber Valdez (5-7)	#33
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-3)	#312	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#93
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#32	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-8)	#17	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-6)	#15
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#404	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-7)	#231	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-5)	#431
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-9)	#260
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-2)	#230	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL			vs MIN
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA			vs CHC
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA			vs CHC
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA			vs CHC
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH			@ LAD
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH			@ LAD
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH			@ LAD
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL			@ LAA
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL			@ LAA
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL			@ LAA
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL			vs ATH
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR			vs ATH
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR			vs ATH
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR			vs ATH
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL			vs DET
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL			vs DET
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL			vs DET
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET			@ TOR
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET			@ TOR
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX			vs TOR
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX			vs TOR
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX			vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs ARI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs ARI
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ HOU
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ HOU
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			@ HOU
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ PIT
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ PIT
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ PIT
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs CWS
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs CWS
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs CWS
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs CLE
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#5
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#58
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#142
Sat, May 9th				vs DET	Burch Smith
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (7-4)	#195
Sat, May 23rd				vs SEA	George Kirby (8-8)	#21
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-2)	#143
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (3-8)	#94
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-7)	#96
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI

Who Should I Trade?

Griffin Jax for Matt Strahm (2026)

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