Who Should I Trade?

Hurston Waldrep for Matt Waldron (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL	Matt Waldron SP,RP - SD
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 334	‐
VBR	# 663	# 808

Projections

Strikeouts	27	17
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.57	4.88
WHIP	1.50	1.43

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	-

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 308	# 297

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 343	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL	Matt Waldron SP,RP - SD
2026 Stats


Games Played	3	8

Games Started	2	3

Innings Pitched	10.2	28.2

Wins	0	1

Losses	1	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	13	37

Earned Runs	10	24

Home Runs Allowed	3	6

Strikeouts	9	27

Walks	10	8

ERA	8.44	7.53

WHIP	2.16	1.57

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL	Matt Waldron SP,RP - SD
2026 Projections


Games Played	14	13

Games Started	5	2

Innings Pitched	31.3	20.6

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	30	21

Earned Runs	16	11

Home Runs Allowed	4	3

Strikeouts	27	17

Walks	15	7

ERA	4.57	4.88

WHIP	1.50	1.43

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL	Matt Waldron SP,RP - SD
News
	Hurston Waldrep was optioned back to Triple-A Gwinnett on Friday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 10th	The Padres activated RHP Matt Waldron from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 11th
	Hurston Waldrep was hammered for seven runs on six hits and five walks while striking out two over 3 1/3 innings in Tuesday's 12-4 loss to the Pirates. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Wed, Jul 8th	The Padres placed Matt Waldron on the 15-day injured list with a right brachialis muscle injury. Ari Koslow Fri, May 15th
	Hurston Waldrep will start Tuesday’s series opener against the Pirates. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	Padres manager Craig Stammen said Matt Waldron is moving to the bullpen as a length option. Ari Koslow Thu, May 14th
	Hurston Waldrep allowed three runs on five hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Thursday's 11-5 loss to the Cardinals. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Fri, Jul 3rd	Matt Waldron allowed six runs on eight hits over 2 2/3 innings with three strikeouts and two walks in a loss against the Brewers on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Wed, May 13th
	Braves manager Walt Weiss said they're hoping to get 75-80 pitches out of Hurston Waldrep on Thursday. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 2nd	Matt Waldron allowed one run on two hits over five innings with seven strikeouts in a win on Wednesday against the Giants. Ari Koslow Thu, May 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Hurston Waldrep SP - ATL			Matt Waldron SP,RP - SD
Fri, Mar 27th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Sat, Mar 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-7)	#72	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#54
Sun, Mar 29th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122
Mon, Mar 30th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (4-3)	#204	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59
Tue, Mar 31st	vs ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#299	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Wed, Apr 1st	vs ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)	#184	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#186
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (8-3)	#115	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (11-1)	#32
Sat, Apr 4th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#71	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143
Sun, Apr 5th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#79	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24
Mon, Apr 6th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#129
Tue, Apr 7th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#142	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3
Wed, Apr 8th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-6)	#36	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113
Fri, Apr 10th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-6)	#112	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#438
Sat, Apr 11th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-5)	#41	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#437
Sun, Apr 12th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (3-9)	#44	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#277
Mon, Apr 13th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50
Tue, Apr 14th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13
Wed, Apr 15th	vs MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		@ LAA	Jose Soriano (8-6)	#47
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#142
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#264	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (5-7)	#272
Mon, Apr 20th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#200
Tue, Apr 21st	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#62	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#245
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (9-4)	#438
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (6-4)	#68	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (3-3)	#437
Fri, Apr 24th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#264
Sat, Apr 25th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Sun, Apr 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#211
Tue, Apr 28th	vs DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#39	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#97
Wed, Apr 29th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-5)	#119
Thu, Apr 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (5-6)	#29
Fri, May 1st	@ COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#435	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-6)	#216
Sat, May 2nd	@ COL	Brennan Bernardino (3-3)	#340	vs CWS	Sean Burke (6-4)	#87
Sun, May 3rd	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-8)	#277	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#171
Mon, May 4th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#173
Tue, May 5th	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15
Wed, May 6th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (7-6)	#13	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-6)	#186
Fri, May 8th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80
Sat, May 9th	@ LAD	Blake Snell (0-1)	#45	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Sun, May 10th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (10-2)	#82	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130
Tue, May 12th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#194	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-4)	#125
Wed, May 13th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#30	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6
Thu, May 14th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#91	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#58
Fri, May 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-4)	#92
Sat, May 16th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (7-6)	#8
Sun, May 17th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (2-6)	#141	@ SEA	George Kirby (7-8)	#18
Mon, May 18th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12
Tue, May 19th	@ MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#188	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43
Wed, May 20th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, May 21st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (10-5)	#55
Fri, May 22nd	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#290	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-9)	#183
Sat, May 23rd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#200	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#156
Sun, May 24th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#62	vs ATH	Luis Medina (1-1)	#262
Tue, May 26th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#24	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Wed, May 27th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#143	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Thu, May 28th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (5-6)	#61
Fri, May 29th	@ CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ WSH	Paxton Schultz
Sat, May 30th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (10-2)	#62
Sun, May 31st	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#101	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-7)	#168
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-7)	#53
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#223	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (11-4)	#4
Thu, Jun 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (4-1)	#169	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-1)	#5
Fri, Jun 5th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66
Sat, Jun 6th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (9-3)	#25	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#31
Sun, Jun 7th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (2-3)	#116	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (4-2)	#203
Tue, Jun 9th	@ CWS	Brandon Eisert (2-1)	#207	vs CIN	Chase Burns (11-1)	#22
Wed, Jun 10th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#100	vs CIN	Brady Singer (4-9)	#159
Fri, Jun 12th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#31	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70
Sat, Jun 13th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#69	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#305
Sun, Jun 14th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-0)	#270	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (10-4)	#6	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-5)	#9
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#58	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (2-4)	#136	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (5-4)	#148
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SD	Wandy Peralta (1-1)	#214	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#219
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SD	JP Sears (2-2)	#175	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#240
Fri, Jun 26th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#173	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Sat, Jun 27th	@ SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#15	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12
Sun, Jun 28th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (8-6)	#86	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43
Tue, Jun 30th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Wed, Jul 1st	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-7)	#80	@ CHC	Colin Rea (7-6)	#194
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (3-5)	#117
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Sat, Jul 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#69	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-6)	#12
Sun, Jul 5th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (6-6)	#31	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-6)	#43
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-8)	#35	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (4-1)	#79
Tue, Jul 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (8-8)	#3	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Wed, Jul 8th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-1)	#60	vs ARI
Thu, Jul 9th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#113	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (7-8)	#118
Fri, Jul 10th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#130	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (1-1)	#74
Sat, Jul 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-4)	#84
Sun, Jul 12th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-8)	#23
Fri, Jul 17th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (3-2)	#319	@ KC	Seth Lugo (3-6)	#122
Sat, Jul 18th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-8)	#37	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (0-0)	#432
Sun, Jul 19th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (9-7)	#17	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-7)	#77
Mon, Jul 20th	vs SD	JP Sears (2-2)	#175	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (5-6)	#124
Tue, Jul 21st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (5-5)	#180	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-2)	#76
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#51	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#240
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs SD	Griffin Canning (1-8)	#145	@ ATL	Chris Sale (10-6)	#7
Fri, Jul 24th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#78	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (6-9)	#40	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-7)	#50
Sun, Jul 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#70	@ MIA	Janson Junk (4-5)	#110
Mon, Jul 27th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-1)	#66
Tue, Jul 28th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#111	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#430
Wed, Jul 29th	@ NYM			vs COL
Thu, Jul 30th	vs WSH			vs SF
Fri, Jul 31st	vs WSH			vs SF
Sat, Aug 1st	vs WSH			vs SF
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs WSH			vs SF
Tue, Aug 4th	vs MIA			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 5th	vs MIA			@ ARI
Thu, Aug 6th	vs MIA			@ ARI
Fri, Aug 7th	@ NYY			vs HOU
Sat, Aug 8th	@ NYY			vs HOU
Sun, Aug 9th	@ NYY			vs HOU
Mon, Aug 10th	vs NYM			vs MIL
Tue, Aug 11th	vs NYM			vs MIL
Wed, Aug 12th	vs NYM			vs MIL
Fri, Aug 14th	vs ARI			@ CLE
Sat, Aug 15th	vs ARI			@ CLE
Sun, Aug 16th	vs ARI			@ CLE
Mon, Aug 17th	@ MIN			@ NYM
Tue, Aug 18th	@ MIN			@ NYM
Wed, Aug 19th	@ MIN			@ NYM
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (6-4)	#171
Fri, Aug 21st	@ MIL			vs MIN
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ MIL			vs MIN
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ MIL			vs MIN
Tue, Aug 25th	vs LAD			vs PIT
Wed, Aug 26th	vs LAD			vs PIT
Thu, Aug 27th	vs LAD
Fri, Aug 28th	vs COL			@ TB
Sat, Aug 29th	vs COL			@ TB
Sun, Aug 30th	vs COL			@ TB
Mon, Aug 31st	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-8)	#59	@ CIN
Tue, Sep 1st	@ WSH			@ CIN
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ WSH			@ CIN
Fri, Sep 4th	@ PHI			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 5th	@ PHI			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 6th	@ PHI			vs NYY
Mon, Sep 7th	@ PHI			vs WSH
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TB			vs WSH
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TB			vs WSH
Thu, Sep 10th	vs TB
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PHI			@ SF
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PHI			@ SF
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PHI			@ SF
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CHC			@ COL
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CHC			@ COL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CHC			@ COL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ HOU			vs MIA
Sat, Sep 19th	@ HOU			vs MIA
Sun, Sep 20th	@ HOU			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs CIN			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs CIN			@ LAD
Thu, Sep 24th	vs CIN			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIA			vs ARI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIA			vs ARI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIA			vs ARI
Thu, Mar 26th				vs DET	Tarik Skubal (6-5)	#2
Thu, Apr 9th				vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-3)	#245
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-8)	#65
Mon, Apr 27th				vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#38
Thu, May 7th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-6)	#120
Mon, May 25th				vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-4)	#11
Mon, Jun 8th				vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-5)	#90
Mon, Jun 15th				@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#52
Tue, Jun 16th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (10-6)	#137
Mon, Jun 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (5-8)	#30
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ ARI
Mon, Aug 24th				vs PIT
Thu, Sep 17th				@ COL

Who Should I Trade?

Hurston Waldrep for Matt Waldron (2026)

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