Who Should I Trade?

Luis Garcia for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 178	‐
VBR	# 673	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	2	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.21	‐
WHIP	1.36	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	FA

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 200	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 191	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 240	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 196	# 472

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Luis Garcia RP - FA
2026 Stats


Games Played	36	15

Games Started	11	0

Innings Pitched	80.1	15.0

Wins	6	0

Losses	6	1

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	1	1

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	74	23

Earned Runs	49	15

Home Runs Allowed	15	2

Strikeouts	61	6

Walks	25	6

ERA	5.49	9.00

WHIP	1.23	1.93

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Luis Garcia RP - FA
2026 Projections


Games Played	2	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	2.2	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	2	‐

Earned Runs	1	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	4.21	‐

WHIP	1.36	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Luis Garcia RP - FA
News
	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Twins designated RHP Luis García for assignment. Ari Koslow Sat, May 23rd
	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Luis Garcia allowed one earned run on two hits and a walk while striking out one batter to earn the save in Sunday's 5-4 win over Milwaukee. Matthew Adam Mon, May 18th
	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	Luis Garcia threw a scoreless frame on 13 pitches to earn the save in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Guardians. Matthew Adam Sun, May 10th
	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th	The Twins recalled Luis Garcia from Triple-A St. Paul. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 28th
	The Rays have placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th	The Mets released RHP Luis García. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 14th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB			Luis Garcia RP - FA
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#95
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#109
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#35
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (11-5)	#62
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (16-5)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-2)	#243
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#262
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#225
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#154
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (11-7)	#58
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-10)	#59
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#14
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (7-12)	#200
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-5)	#241
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#44
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-7)	#155
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#20
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#71
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#138
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (8-11)	#22
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#249
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#40
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (7-8)	#16
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#179
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#142
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (2-4)	#156
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#77
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#76
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#210
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#239
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#64
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#50
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#34
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#88
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-10)	#99
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#216
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#146
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#91
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#184
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#181
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-4)	#19
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (11-6)	#69
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#250
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#97
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#45
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#36
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#158
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (7-15)	#80
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#29
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#157
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#140
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (10-9)	#121
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-12)	#263
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#8
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#135
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (7-5)	#251
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#278
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#175
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#23
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (4-9)	#127
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#42
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-6)	#168
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#85
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#53
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (3-3)	#115
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-10)	#47
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#90
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#198
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-8)	#46
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (2-0)	#114
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-11)	#12
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#39
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#147
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#82
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#165
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#185
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (6-2)	#100
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-13)	#171
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-4)	#194
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#267
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#70
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#111
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#92
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#21
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#18
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#9
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-7)	#6
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-12)	#68
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (14-5)	#5

Who Should I Trade?

Luis Garcia for Steven Matz (2026)

ExpertRecommendation

Expert
Recommendation