Who Should I Trade?

Isaac Mattson for Janson Junk (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 151	# 392
VBR	# 403	# 885

Projections

Strikeouts	17	5
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.49	4.54
WHIP	1.35	1.46

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 188	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 146	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 167	# 423

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 120	# 418

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	21	37

Games Started	20	0

Innings Pitched	103.0	36.2

Wins	6	0

Losses	8	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	1	8

Hits Allowed	106	40

Earned Runs	47	20

Home Runs Allowed	12	3

Strikeouts	70	34

Walks	28	18

ERA	4.11	4.91

WHIP	1.30	1.58

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	8

Games Started	4	0

Innings Pitched	24.1	5.4

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	26	5

Earned Runs	12	3

Home Runs Allowed	3	1

Strikeouts	17	5

Walks	6	3

ERA	4.49	4.54

WHIP	1.35	1.46

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA	Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
News
	Janson Junk allowed one run on four hits over 4 2/3 innings with two strikeouts and two walks in a no-decision on Sunday against the Nationals. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 31st	The Pirates optioned Isaac Mattson to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Janson Junk allowed two runs (one earned) on four hits and one walk while striking out two across six innings in Wednesday's 8-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Aug 13th	The Pirates recalled RHP Isaac Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 13th
	Janson Junk allowed two runs on five hits and one walk while striking out one run across three innings in Thursday's 11-3 loss to the Atlanta Braves. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Aug 7th	The Pirates optioned RHP Isaac Mattson to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 2nd
	Janson Junk allowed one unearned run on three hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's 5-2 win over the New York Mets. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 31st	The Pirates recalled RHP Isaac Mattson from Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 1st
	Janson Junk allowed one run on seven hits and no walks while striking out six across 4.2 innings in Sunday's 5-3 loss against the San Diego Padres. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Jul 26th	The Pirates optioned RHP Isaac Mattson to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Wed, Jul 29th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA			Isaac Mattson RP - PIT
Thu, Mar 26th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#108
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#300	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#73	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#57
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#71
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#217	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#196
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	vs SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#47	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#116
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#103	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#231	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#114
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#197
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#331	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9	vs STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (4-0)	#18	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#159
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#156	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#142	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#88
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#203	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#79
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#316	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-6)	#54	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#89	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#5	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#141	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#211	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#207
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#128	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#309
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#22	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#247
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#45	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (10-6)	#46
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#41	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#100
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#101
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#145
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#168
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#165
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#38	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#301
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#68	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#146	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#189
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#205	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#112
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#63
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#123	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#271
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#154
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#172	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#430
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#157	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#227	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#422	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#266	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#164	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#343
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#124	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#40
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#192	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#400
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#97	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#13	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#61	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#106	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#210
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#93	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#75
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#221	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#209
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#144	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#368	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#170	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#153
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#162
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#102
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#4	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#129
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#70	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#138
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#286
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#161	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#158	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#50
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#177	@ MIL	Dustin May (6-9)	#60
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#303	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#127
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-6)	#99	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#6	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#35
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#110
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#30	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#184
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#24	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#69
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#176	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#113
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#48
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#135
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#174
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#137	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#9
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#155	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#160	@ LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#32	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#119
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#56
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#34	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#182
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#160	@ STL	Quinn Mathews (1-2)	#150
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#104
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#132	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#92
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#417	vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#95	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#98
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#81	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#163
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-10)	#28	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#185
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#80
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#53	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#188
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#64	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#109
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#36	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#105
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#421
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD	Blake Snell (2-1)	#14	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#72
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			@ CHC
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			@ DET
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#409
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#173
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#111
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#55
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#282
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#43
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#118
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#33
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#29
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#115
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH	Will Dion (1-1)	#191
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#167
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI

Who Should I Trade?

Isaac Mattson for Janson Junk (2026)

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