Who Should I Trade?

Hoby Milner for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Hoby Milner RP - SEA
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 177	# 349
VBR	# 571	# 684

Projections

Strikeouts	7	4
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.24	4.34
WHIP	1.26	1.28

Misc

Injury Alert	-	FME

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 200	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 191	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 228	# 312

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 196	# 388

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Hoby Milner RP - SEA
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	40

Games Started	11	0

Innings Pitched	71.0	37.0

Wins	5	1

Losses	4	0

Saves	1	1

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	1	6

Hits Allowed	66	38

Earned Runs	45	17

Home Runs Allowed	14	5

Strikeouts	52	19

Walks	22	9

ERA	5.70	4.14

WHIP	1.24	1.27

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Hoby Milner RP - SEA
2026 Projections


Games Played	8	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	8.8	5.9

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	9	6

Earned Runs	4	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	7	4

Walks	2	2

ERA	4.24	4.34

WHIP	1.26	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Hoby Milner RP - SEA
News
	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Mariners placed Hoby Milner on the Family Medical Emergency List. Ari Koslow Fri, Sep 4th
	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Mariners selected the contract of Hoby Milner. Ari Koslow Tue, Sep 1st
	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	The Cubs designated LHP Hoby Milner for assignment. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 30th
	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th	Hoby Milner is scheduled to make his next rehab appearance on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	The Rays have placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th	Hoby Milner continued his rehab assignment on Wednesday. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
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			Hoby Milner RP - SEA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62
Fri, Mar 27th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#319
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#155	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#253	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	vs HOU	Cody Bolton (0-1)	#367
Mon, Apr 13th				vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-3)	#395	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#199
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sat, May 9th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#120
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Thu, May 14th				@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#242
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#46	vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#344
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#326
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81
Sat, May 23rd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#243	vs NYM	Austin Warren
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#193
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#189	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Thu, Jun 11th				@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#414	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#285
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#95	@ WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60
Thu, Jun 18th				vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#159
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#121	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Mon, Jun 29th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#216	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#177	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#152
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Mon, Jul 27th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#224	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-8)	#148	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#373	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73
Thu, Aug 6th				vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#21	vs TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#229
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#45
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#417	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Thu, Aug 13th				@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-5)	#147	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#55
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#100
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#9
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#172	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#51	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178	@ TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#122
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#161	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	@ BOS	Jedixson Paez (0-1)	#300
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#276
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (0-0)	#241	vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#390
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-1)	#109	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-4)	#86
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (7-5)	#165
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Ethan Pecko (1-0)	#151	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Mon, Sep 14th				@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#29
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ LAA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ LAA
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ COL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ COL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ COL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs HOU
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs HOU
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs LAA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs LAA
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Hoby Milner for Steven Matz (2026)

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