Who Should I Trade?

Matthew Boyd for Rhett Lowder (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Matthew Boyd SP - CHC	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 90	# 189
VBR	# 256	# 708

Projections

Strikeouts	28	20
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.05	4.63
WHIP	1.29	1.44

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 151	# 168

Dalton Del Don The Deep Shot	# 73	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 140	# 165

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 69	# 427

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 81	# 178

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Matthew Boyd SP - CHC	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
2026 Stats


Games Played	17	23

Games Started	17	20

Innings Pitched	97.0	107.0

Wins	8	5

Losses	3	8

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	88	114

Earned Runs	43	61

Home Runs Allowed	15	15

Strikeouts	76	83

Walks	30	43

ERA	3.99	5.13

WHIP	1.22	1.47

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Matthew Boyd SP - CHC	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	6

Games Started	6	5

Innings Pitched	30.9	26.3

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	2

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	29	27

Earned Runs	14	14

Home Runs Allowed	4	4

Strikeouts	28	20

Walks	9	10

ERA	4.05	4.63

WHIP	1.29	1.44

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Matthew Boyd SP - CHC	Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
News
	Matthew Boyd allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out three across six innings in Friday's 6-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners. Nicholas Rodriguez Sat, Aug 22nd	Rhett Lowder allowed three earned runs on six hits and one walk while striking out one over six innings in Saturday's win over the Diamondbacks. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 23rd
	Matthew Boyd allowed seven runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two across 5.1 innings in Saturday's 8-4 loss against the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Sun, Aug 16th	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on seven hits and one walk while striking out four over 5 1/3 innings in Wednesday's 5-0 loss to the White Sox. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 13th
	Matthew Boyd allowed two runs on five hits and three walks while striking out three across seven innings in Sunday's 10-2 win over the Kansas City Royals. Nicholas Rodriguez Mon, Aug 10th	Reds right-hander Rhett Lowder pitched six innings of two-run ball, but took a no-decision in an eventual 3-2 win over the Pirates on Thursday. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 31st
	Matthew Boyd allowed five runs (four earned) on nine hits and one walk while striking out three across 6.2 innings in Monday's 10-5 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Aug 4th	Rhett Lowder allowed two earned runs on one hit and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's win over the Cardinals. Chris Schommer Sat, Jul 25th
	Matthew Boyd allowed four hits and two walks while striking out five across seven scoreless innings in Wednesday's 3-2 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. Nicholas Rodriguez Wed, Jul 29th	Rhett Lowder allowed eight earned runs on 11 hits while striking out two over 2 1/3 innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chris Schommer Sun, Jul 19th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Matthew Boyd SP - CHC			Rhett Lowder SP - CIN
Thu, Mar 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#162
Sat, Mar 28th	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#30
Sun, Mar 29th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142
Mon, Mar 30th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#221	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Tue, Mar 31st	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Wed, Apr 1st	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Sun, Apr 5th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122
Mon, Apr 6th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#35	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Tue, Apr 7th	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#228	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Wed, Apr 8th	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Fri, Apr 10th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Sat, Apr 11th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#225
Sun, Apr 12th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42
Mon, Apr 13th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Tue, Apr 14th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Wed, Apr 15th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Fri, Apr 17th	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73
Sat, Apr 18th	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Sun, Apr 19th	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#157	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81
Mon, Apr 20th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54	@ TB	Jesse Scholtens (5-3)	#198
Tue, Apr 21st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	@ TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus		@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 24th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46
Sat, Apr 25th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Sun, Apr 26th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174
Mon, Apr 27th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Tue, Apr 28th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Wed, Apr 29th	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#214	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Fri, May 1st	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Sat, May 2nd	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#131	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91
Sun, May 3rd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Mon, May 4th	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135
Tue, May 5th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#188
Wed, May 6th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Thu, May 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Fri, May 8th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Sat, May 9th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#122	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sun, May 10th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201
Tue, May 12th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Wed, May 13th	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#385	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211
Thu, May 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Fri, May 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, May 16th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Sun, May 17th	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#272	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, May 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Tue, May 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Wed, May 20th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54
Fri, May 22nd	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-6)	#226
Sat, May 23rd	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#201	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sun, May 24th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Mon, May 25th	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Tue, May 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Wed, May 27th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Thu, May 28th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Fri, May 29th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, May 30th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Sun, May 31st	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#227
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jun 4th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Fri, Jun 5th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Sat, Jun 6th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Sun, Jun 7th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Tue, Jun 9th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437	@ SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#318
Wed, Jun 10th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Thu, Jun 11th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Fri, Jun 12th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Sat, Jun 13th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sun, Jun 14th	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#199
Mon, Jun 15th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#157
Tue, Jun 16th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95
Wed, Jun 17th	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#429	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Fri, Jun 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13
Sat, Jun 20th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Wed, Jun 24th	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-5)	#64	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Thu, Jun 25th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Fri, Jun 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Sun, Jun 28th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#274	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Sat, Jul 4th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#172
Sun, Jul 5th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Tue, Jul 7th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#68	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10
Wed, Jul 8th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80	vs PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#346
Thu, Jul 9th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Fri, Jul 10th	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sat, Jul 11th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Sun, Jul 12th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Fri, Jul 17th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#81	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Sat, Jul 18th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sun, Jul 19th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Mon, Jul 20th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Tue, Jul 21st	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72
Fri, Jul 24th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sat, Jul 25th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Sun, Jul 26th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Mon, Jul 27th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Tue, Jul 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Wed, Jul 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62
Thu, Jul 30th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290	vs PIT	Yohan Ramirez
Fri, Jul 31st	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Sat, Aug 1st	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#22	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-6)	#18	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Tue, Aug 4th	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179
Wed, Aug 5th	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Thu, Aug 6th	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#410
Fri, Aug 7th	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#202	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Aug 8th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#143
Sun, Aug 9th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#435	@ WSH	Brad Lord (5-2)	#158
Tue, Aug 11th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#211	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, Aug 12th	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (0-2)	#190	@ CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83
Thu, Aug 13th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Fri, Aug 14th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61
Sat, Aug 15th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Sun, Aug 16th	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#207	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-9)	#36
Mon, Aug 17th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#83	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Tue, Aug 18th	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#138	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Wed, Aug 19th	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#119	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#65	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#113
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)	#294
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#217
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Aug 31st	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Tue, Sep 1st	vs MIL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	vs SD	Joe Musgrove	#109
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106
Fri, Sep 4th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#61	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133
Sat, Sep 5th	@ MIA			vs MIL
Sun, Sep 6th	@ MIA			vs MIL
Mon, Sep 7th	@ MIL			@ LAD
Tue, Sep 8th	@ MIL			@ LAD
Wed, Sep 9th	@ MIL			@ LAD
Fri, Sep 11th	vs PIT			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 12th	vs PIT			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 13th	vs PIT			@ MIL
Mon, Sep 14th	vs ATL			vs LAD
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATL			vs LAD
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATL			vs LAD
Fri, Sep 18th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ CIN			vs CHC
Tue, Sep 22nd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 23rd	vs MIA			@ ATL
Thu, Sep 24th	vs MIA			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sat, Sep 26th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sun, Sep 27th	@ BOS			@ TOR
Sat, Apr 4th				@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Thu, Apr 9th				@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Thu, Apr 16th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Thu, Apr 30th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Mon, Jun 1st				vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Mon, Jun 8th				@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Sun, Jun 21st				@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#265
Mon, Jun 22nd				vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6
Thu, Aug 20th				vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Thu, Sep 17th				vs LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Matthew Boyd for Rhett Lowder (2026)

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