Who Should I Trade?

Mark Leiter Jr. for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 177	# 285
VBR	# 670	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	9	‐
Wins	1	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.25	‐
WHIP	1.30	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 200	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 191	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 228	# 257

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 196	# 299

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	36

Games Started	11	0

Innings Pitched	67.2	33.2

Wins	5	0

Losses	4	1

Saves	1	4

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	1	5

Hits Allowed	64	32

Earned Runs	45	16

Home Runs Allowed	14	2

Strikeouts	50	38

Walks	21	11

ERA	5.99	4.28

WHIP	1.26	1.28

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
2026 Projections


Games Played	11	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	10.6	‐

Wins	1	‐

Losses	1	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	11	‐

Earned Runs	5	‐

Home Runs Allowed	1	‐

Strikeouts	9	‐

Walks	3	‐

ERA	4.25	‐

WHIP	1.30	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
News
	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	The Athletics transferred Mark Leiter Jr. to the 60-day injured list. Ari Koslow Thu, Jul 30th
	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Mark Leiter Jr. underwent successful surgery on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 28th
	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	Athletics right-hander Mark Leiter Jr. (hip) is set to undergo surgery on Tuesday. Brenton Kemp Mon, Jul 27th
	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th	The Athletics placed Mark Leiter Jr. on the 15-day injured list with a right hip impingement. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 21st
	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 Athletics activated Mark Leiter Jr. from the injured list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB			Mark Leiter Jr. RP - ATH
Fri, Mar 27th				@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#46	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#194
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ ATL	Jose Suarez	#310
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	vs HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#178	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#21	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#91
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Mon, Apr 13th				vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#77	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#337	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Thu, Apr 30th				vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#11
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50
Sat, May 9th				@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ BAL	Keegan Akin (0-1)
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Thu, May 14th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Thu, May 21st				@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197
Sat, May 23rd				@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#348
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#375	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-2)	#39
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Thu, Jun 4th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#168	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#264	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#57
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29
Thu, Jun 18th				vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#430
Mon, Jun 29th				vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs LAD	Jack Dreyer (5-1)	#112
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#215	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (6-2)	#161	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#117
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#373
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#259	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#330
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#313
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#347
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#141	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Mon, Jul 27th				vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#127
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs DET	Tyler Holton (1-5)	#92
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#393	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#234
Thu, Aug 6th				@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64	@ BOS	Erik Miller
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	vs TB	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#41
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#431	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#201
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#72
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#24
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (1-4)	#184
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#90
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#128
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#216	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#62	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56	@ TEX	Cody Bradford (0-3)	#97
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#68
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Sep 7th				vs TOR
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL			vs TOR
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL			vs TOR
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU			vs SEA
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU			vs SEA
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU			vs SEA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH			@ TB
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH			@ TB
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH			@ TB
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS			@ CLE
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS			@ CLE
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS			@ CLE
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			vs LAA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			vs LAA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			vs HOU
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			vs HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#256
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL

Who Should I Trade?

Mark Leiter Jr. for Steven Matz (2026)

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