Who Should I Trade?

Justin Sterner for Riley Martin (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Justin Sterner RP - ATH	Riley Martin RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts	50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 331	‐
VBR	# 697	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	12	7
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.32	4.37
WHIP	1.32	1.38

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 361	# 199

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 288	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Justin Sterner RP - ATH	Riley Martin RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	46	8

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	42.2	8.1

Wins	2	0

Losses	3	0

Saves	1	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	12	0

Hits Allowed	46	5

Earned Runs	29	2

Home Runs Allowed	11	1

Strikeouts	40	10

Walks	13	2

ERA	6.12	2.16

WHIP	1.38	0.84

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Justin Sterner RP - ATH	Riley Martin RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	14	14

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	12.2	6.2

Wins	1	1

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	1

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	11	5

Earned Runs	6	3

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	12	7

Walks	4	4

ERA	4.32	4.37

WHIP	1.32	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Justin Sterner RP - ATH	Riley Martin RP - CHC
News
	A's right-hander Justin Sterner (knee) is working through a strengthening exercises protocol. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jul 27th	Riley Martin has resumed playing catch. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jun 11th
	The Athletics placed Justin Sterner on the 15-day IL with right knee chondromalacia. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th	Riley Martin has been diagnosed with a flexor strain in his left elbow and will miss at least two months. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 27th
		The Cubs placed LHP Riley Martin on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 26th
		Riley Martin will start for the Cubs in Tuesday's matchup against the Phillies. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th
		Riley Martin pitched around a one-out single in the bottom of the eighth inning in his major league debut on Monday against the Rays. The Cubs dropped a 6-4 decision in Tampa Bay. David Leisering Mon, Apr 6th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Justin Sterner RP - ATH			Riley Martin RP - CHC
Fri, Mar 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Sat, Mar 28th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#9	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-8)	#295
Sun, Mar 29th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-5)	#169
Mon, Mar 30th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#136	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#221
Tue, Mar 31st	@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#178	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Wed, Apr 1st	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#122
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-1)	#175	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88
Sat, Apr 4th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139
Sun, Apr 5th	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)	#284	@ CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#14	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#174
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#199
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71
Fri, Apr 10th	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119
Sat, Apr 11th	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#198	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Sun, Apr 12th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Mon, Apr 13th	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#198
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#372	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#201
Mon, Apr 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Tue, Apr 21st	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#15	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-7)	#48
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#35	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80
Tue, Apr 28th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#110	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213
Wed, Apr 29th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#73	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#383
Thu, Apr 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#84
Fri, May 1st	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#88	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Sat, May 2nd	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#135	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#207
Sun, May 3rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#44	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124
Tue, May 5th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Wed, May 6th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151
Thu, May 7th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#206	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277
Fri, May 8th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#45	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#79
Sat, May 9th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#123
Sun, May 10th	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#7
Tue, May 12th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Wed, May 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#278
Thu, May 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#8
Fri, May 15th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64
Sat, May 16th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#81
Sun, May 17th	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#239	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-6)	#372
Mon, May 18th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141
Tue, May 19th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Wed, May 20th	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Thu, May 21st	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52
Fri, May 22nd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#282
Sat, May 23rd	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#320	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#261
Sun, May 24th	@ SD	Michael King (6-7)	#57	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153
Mon, May 25th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-3)	#119
Tue, May 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#105	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Wed, May 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#10	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#103
Fri, May 29th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#104	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109
Sat, May 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#71	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Sun, May 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#220	vs ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#87
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#176	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#246
Thu, Jun 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#23	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Fri, Jun 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#153	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96
Sat, Jun 6th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#139	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Sun, Jun 7th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#210	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Tue, Jun 9th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#115	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437
Wed, Jun 10th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-6)	#141	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Fri, Jun 12th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#428	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63
Sat, Jun 13th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#394	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#437	@ SF	Logan Webb (6-7)	#18
Mon, Jun 15th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#47	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#436
Tue, Jun 16th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-7)	#112	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Wed, Jun 17th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#428
Thu, Jun 18th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (2-6)	#221
Fri, Jun 19th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#52	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Sat, Jun 20th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#300
Sun, Jun 21st	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#96	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-8)	#198
Wed, Jun 24th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#78	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (2-5)	#107
Thu, Jun 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#63	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#40
Fri, Jun 26th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (6-7)	#294	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#5
Sat, Jun 27th	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (3-7)	#33	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#43
Sun, Jun 28th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#424	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347	vs SD	Griffin Canning (2-9)	#155
Tue, Jun 30th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#164
Wed, Jul 1st	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (4-1)	#156	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#213
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-5)	#283	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#60	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#125
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Tue, Jul 7th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#70
Wed, Jul 8th	@ DET	Troy Melton (6-1)	#86	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (1-4)	#116
Thu, Jul 9th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#66
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#64	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#170	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#114
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#209	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#106
Fri, Jul 17th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#90
Sat, Jul 18th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#211	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#51
Sun, Jul 19th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#204	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#281	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#124	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#131	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-2)	#47
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#240	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-5)	#99	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Mon, Jul 27th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Tue, Jul 28th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#83	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#95
Wed, Jul 29th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#130	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Thu, Jul 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#28	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#109
Fri, Jul 31st	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-4)	#132	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#69
Sat, Aug 1st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#16
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (4-5)	#25
Tue, Aug 4th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#151	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (6-5)	#347
Wed, Aug 5th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#277	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#92
Thu, Aug 6th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#26	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#27
Fri, Aug 7th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#42	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#280
Sat, Aug 8th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (6-4)	#83	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-6)	#129
Sun, Aug 9th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (0-0)	#130	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (1-0)	#434
Mon, Aug 10th	vs TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#351
Tue, Aug 11th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#97	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#56
Wed, Aug 12th	vs TB			@ WSH
Fri, Aug 14th	vs TEX			vs STL
Sat, Aug 15th	vs TEX			vs STL
Sun, Aug 16th	vs TEX			vs STL
Mon, Aug 17th	@ KC			vs CWS
Tue, Aug 18th	@ KC			vs CWS
Wed, Aug 19th	@ KC			vs CWS
Thu, Aug 20th	@ KC
Fri, Aug 21st	@ HOU			@ SEA
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ HOU			@ SEA
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ HOU			@ SEA
Mon, Aug 24th	vs MIN			@ ARI
Tue, Aug 25th	vs MIN			@ ARI
Wed, Aug 26th	vs MIN			@ ARI
Fri, Aug 28th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sat, Aug 29th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Sun, Aug 30th	vs BAL			vs CIN
Mon, Aug 31st	@ TEX			vs MIL
Tue, Sep 1st	@ TEX			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ TEX			vs MIL
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ SEA			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 4th	@ SEA			@ MIA
Sat, Sep 5th	@ SEA			@ MIA
Sun, Sep 6th	@ SEA			@ MIA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs TOR			@ MIL
Tue, Sep 8th	vs TOR			@ MIL
Wed, Sep 9th	vs TOR			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs SEA			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	vs SEA			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	vs SEA			vs PIT
Tue, Sep 15th	@ TB			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ TB			vs ATL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CLE			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs LAA			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs LAA			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	vs HOU			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs HOU			@ BOS
Thu, Mar 26th				vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#54
Mon, Apr 6th				@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#49
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#3
Mon, Apr 27th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#252
Mon, May 4th				vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#391
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#4
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#435
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#80
Thu, Aug 13th				@ WSH
Mon, Sep 14th				vs ATL

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