Who Should I Trade?

Janson Junk for Zebby Matthews (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 129	# 151
VBR	# 419	# 430

Projections

Strikeouts	22	22
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.43	4.52
WHIP	1.36	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 137	# 188

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 120	# 146

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 166	# 167

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 92	# 120

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	20

Games Started	18	19

Innings Pitched	103.2	98.1

Wins	8	6

Losses	8	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	104	102

Earned Runs	56	46

Home Runs Allowed	19	12

Strikeouts	88	68

Walks	32	26

ERA	4.86	4.21

WHIP	1.31	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA
2026 Projections


Games Played	7	7

Games Started	4	5

Innings Pitched	23.4	30.3

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	24	32

Earned Runs	12	15

Home Runs Allowed	3	4

Strikeouts	22	22

Walks	7	7

ERA	4.43	4.52

WHIP	1.36	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN	Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA
News
	Zebby Matthews allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out seven over seven innings in Monday's 9-6 win over the Athletics. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	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
	Zebby Matthews allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out four over 5.2 innings in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Atlanta. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 19th	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
	Zebby Matthews allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Orioles. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 13th	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
	Zebby Matthews allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's 8-6 win over the Brewers. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 8th	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
	Zebby Matthews was removed from Friday’s start against the Brewers due to a blister on his right foot. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Janson Junk allowed six runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three across four innings in Monday's 8-5 loss to the Houston Astros. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Jul 21st
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN			Janson Junk SP,RP - MIA
Fri, Mar 27th				vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#123	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Tue, Mar 31st				vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#301
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#328	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Mon, Apr 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Mon, May 4th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	vs BAL	Cade Povich (2-1)	#200
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#194
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#240	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#248	@ TB	Ian Seymour (9-5)	#50
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#345	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Thu, May 21st				vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#157
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#127	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#241
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#351	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#90
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Wed, Jun 17th				@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#244	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (4-2)	#141
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#215
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#430
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#151	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#216
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#183
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-0)	#242	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Mon, Jul 27th				vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#161
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26	@ NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#231
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#114
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Fri, Aug 14th				@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#140	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	vs WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jose Urquidy	#238	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#218	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#60	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#93	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS			vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS			vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS			vs CHC
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET			vs NYM
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			vs NYM
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			vs NYM
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			vs LAD
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			vs LAD
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			vs LAD
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY			@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			@ ARI
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			@ ARI
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			@ SD
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			@ SD
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			@ SD
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ CHC
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ CHC
Thu, Sep 24th				@ CHC
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			vs ATL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Janson Junk for Zebby Matthews (2026)

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