Who Should I Trade?

Matt Pushard for Mike Clevinger (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick	Experts' Pick
	Matt Pushard RP - MIA	Mike Clevinger RP - PIT
Expert Recommendation	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 0 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	‐	‐
VBR	# 874	# 924

Projections

Strikeouts	3	5
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	5.15	4.46
WHIP	1.59	1.39

Misc

Injury Alert	MiLB	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Matt Pushard RP - MIA	Mike Clevinger RP - PIT
2026 Stats


Games Played	6	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	7.0	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	6	‐

Earned Runs	4	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	6	‐

Walks	4	‐

ERA	5.14	‐

WHIP	1.43	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Matt Pushard RP - MIA	Mike Clevinger RP - PIT
2026 Projections


Games Played	12	9

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	4.1	6.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	0

Hits Allowed	4	6

Earned Runs	2	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	3	5

Walks	2	3

ERA	5.15	4.46

WHIP	1.59	1.39

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Matt Pushard RP - MIA	Mike Clevinger RP - PIT
News
	The Cardinals returned Matt Pushard the Marlins. Ari Koslow Thu, Jun 4th	Mike Clevinger suffered a knee injury at Triple-A Indianapolis and will miss “roughly” six weeks. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 16th
	The Cardinals designated Matt Pushard for assignment. Ari Koslow Sun, May 31st	Clevinger has been pitching in relief at Triple-A Indianapolis this season, allowing five runs with a 9:5 K:BB across 8.2 innings. He is on the 7-day injured list with an undisclosed injury, leaving his return timeline unclear. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 15th
	The Cardinals activated Matt Pushard from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, May 16th	The Pirates optioned RHP Mike Clevinger to Triple-A Indianapolis. Ari Koslow Mon, Mar 23rd
	Matt Pushard was sent on a rehab assignment to Triple-A Memphis on Tuesday and is expected to pitch on Wednesday. Nicholas Rodriguez Tue, Apr 14th	Clevinger signed a non-roster contract with Pittsburgh in February. His first spring outing came on Feb. 25, when his fastball reached 97 mph. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 3rd
	The Cardinals placed Matt Pushard on the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, Mar 31st	The Pirates signed RHP Mike Clevinger to a minor league contract. Ari Koslow Wed, Feb 4th
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Matt Pushard RP - MIA			Mike Clevinger RP - PIT
Fri, Mar 27th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#348
Sat, Mar 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#90
Sun, Mar 29th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#29
Mon, Mar 30th	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-5)	#93	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Tue, Mar 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (5-6)	#407	@ CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#420
Wed, Apr 1st	vs CWS	Shane Smith (0-2)	#195	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#107
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ NYY	Will Warren (7-5)	#70	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-9)	#40
Sat, Apr 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-9)	#75
Sun, Apr 5th	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#284
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#420	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#367
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#107	vs SD	Nick Pivetta (1-2)	#115
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152	vs SD	Michael King (6-7)	#49
Thu, Apr 9th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273
Fri, Apr 10th	@ DET	Keider Montero (7-6)	#145	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Sat, Apr 11th	@ DET	Casey Mize (4-6)	#44	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#86
Sun, Apr 12th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Mon, Apr 13th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Tue, Apr 14th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)	#286
Wed, Apr 15th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#135	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-4)	#178
Fri, Apr 17th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#214	vs TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95
Sat, Apr 18th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16
Sun, Apr 19th	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39
Mon, Apr 20th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#94
Tue, Apr 21st	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (4-8)	#91
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#111	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#126
Fri, Apr 24th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#186	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sat, Apr 25th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Sun, Apr 26th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#51
Mon, Apr 27th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-6)	#12	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Tue, Apr 28th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#111
Wed, Apr 29th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#66	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#119
Fri, May 1st	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Sat, May 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#233	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273
Sun, May 3rd	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Mon, May 4th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Tue, May 5th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#284	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#113
Wed, May 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#133	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#65
Thu, May 7th	vs BAL	Cade Povich (1-1)	#217	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172
Fri, May 8th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53	@ SF	Robbie Ray (9-6)	#102
Sat, May 9th	vs WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#341	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61
Sun, May 10th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#80
Tue, May 12th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Wed, May 13th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)		vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#429
Thu, May 14th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#110	vs COL	Chase Dollander (3-3)
Fri, May 15th	@ TB	Ian Seymour (6-3)	#69	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Sat, May 16th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-2)	#95	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Sun, May 17th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Mon, May 18th	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#281
Tue, May 19th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#245	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#105
Wed, May 20th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#94
Thu, May 21st	vs ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#294	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#55
Fri, May 22nd	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#209	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28
Sat, May 23rd	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)	#302
Sun, May 24th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#54	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (7-5)	#10
Mon, May 25th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (4-5)	#68	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#101
Tue, May 26th	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-3)	#166	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#231
Wed, May 27th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (4-10)	#28	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Fri, May 29th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#57
Sat, May 30th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (3-2)	#54	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Sun, May 31st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#29	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (4-8)	#110
Mon, Jun 1st	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ WSH	Richard Lovelady (2-4)	#341	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#169
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-3)	#204	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#206
Fri, Jun 5th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (9-5)	#16	@ ATL	Martin Perez (6-6)	#245
Sat, Jun 6th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (9-6)	#39	@ ATL	Spencer Strider (4-2)	#294
Sun, Jun 7th	vs TB	Griffin Jax (6-8)	#64	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#135
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#172	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (5-5)	#358
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#197	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Thu, Jun 11th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#134	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-2)	#67
Fri, Jun 12th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (10-4)	#32	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (11-6)	#56
Sat, Jun 13th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (3-8)	#116	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#198
Sun, Jun 14th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#81
Mon, Jun 15th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#162
Tue, Jun 16th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#104
Wed, Jun 17th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#233	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#183
Fri, Jun 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-9)	#61	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#348
Sat, Jun 20th	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)	#247	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (10-4)	#433
Sun, Jun 21st	vs SF	Logan Webb (5-7)	#19	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (1-1)	#159
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (4-3)	#312	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22
Wed, Jun 24th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14
Fri, Jun 26th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#94	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#107
Sat, Jun 27th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#119	vs CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Sun, Jun 28th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#111	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-9)	#152
Mon, Jun 29th	@ COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#424	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59
Tue, Jun 30th	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (0-2)	#421	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (13-4)	#4
Wed, Jul 1st	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (2-10)	#348	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-9)	#432	@ PHI	Alan Rangel (0-3)	#303
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (2-6)	#104	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53
Sat, Jul 4th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (5-7)	#183	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-1)	#316
Sun, Jul 5th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-6)	#98	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (8-4)	#52
Tue, Jul 7th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-7)	#14	vs ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)	#300
Wed, Jul 8th	vs SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#22	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#144
Thu, Jul 9th	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#135
Fri, Jul 10th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (8-6)	#46
Sat, Jul 11th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-10)	#58	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#79
Sun, Jul 12th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#120
Fri, Jul 17th	@ MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#48
Sat, Jul 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#79	@ CLE	Logan Allen (0-0)	#161
Sun, Jul 19th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (3-4)	#120	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#76
Mon, Jul 20th	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#128	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#60
Tue, Jul 21st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#141
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#127	@ NYY	Max Fried (4-3)	#13
Fri, Jul 24th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#367	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (6-1)	#35
Sat, Jul 25th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (6-6)	#241	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-8)	#27
Sun, Jul 26th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (6-5)	#220	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#140
Mon, Jul 27th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#5	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-8)	#134
Tue, Jul 28th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#59	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (5-1)	#72
Wed, Jul 29th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#9	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (9-3)	#113
Thu, Jul 30th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#29	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (3-7)	#273
Fri, Jul 31st	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)	#21
Sat, Aug 1st	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (2-1)	#149	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-6)	#107
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#121	@ CIN	Chase Burns (12-1)	#23
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (11-6)	#6	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (5-4)	#79
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (6-6)	#135	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#51
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#83	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-4)	#7
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAA			vs NYM
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAA			vs NYM
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAA			vs NYM
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PIT			@ MIA
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PIT			@ MIA
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PIT			@ MIA
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CIN			vs BOS
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CIN			vs BOS
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CIN			vs BOS
Mon, Aug 17th	@ PHI			vs DET
Tue, Aug 18th	@ PHI			vs DET
Wed, Aug 19th	@ PHI			vs DET
Fri, Aug 21st	vs WSH			@ LAD
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs WSH			@ LAD
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs WSH			@ LAD
Mon, Aug 24th	vs BOS			@ SD
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BOS			@ SD
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BOS			@ SD
Fri, Aug 28th	@ WSH			@ STL
Sat, Aug 29th	@ WSH			@ STL
Sun, Aug 30th	@ WSH			@ STL
Mon, Aug 31st	@ WSH
Tue, Sep 1st	@ KC			vs SF
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ KC			vs SF
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ KC			vs SF
Fri, Sep 4th	vs CHC			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 5th	vs CHC			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 6th	vs CHC			vs LAA
Mon, Sep 7th	vs NYM
Tue, Sep 8th	vs NYM			@ CWS
Wed, Sep 9th	vs NYM			@ CWS
Fri, Sep 11th	vs LAD			@ CHC
Sat, Sep 12th	vs LAD			@ CHC
Sun, Sep 13th	vs LAD			@ CHC
Mon, Sep 14th	@ ARI
Tue, Sep 15th	@ ARI			vs MIL
Wed, Sep 16th	@ ARI			vs MIL
Fri, Sep 18th	@ SD			vs KC
Sat, Sep 19th	@ SD			vs KC
Sun, Sep 20th	@ SD			vs KC
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ CHC			vs STL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ CHC			vs STL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ CHC			vs STL
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ATL			@ DET
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ATL			@ DET
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ATL			@ DET
Thu, Mar 26th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#38
Thu, Apr 16th				vs WSH	Foster Griffin (12-2)	#53
Thu, Apr 23rd				@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-6)	#8
Thu, Apr 30th				vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (2-1)	#167
Thu, May 28th				vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-7)	#184
Thu, Jun 4th				@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#248
Thu, Jun 25th				vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#41
Mon, Aug 3rd				@ MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#48
Thu, Sep 10th				@ CWS
Thu, Sep 17th				vs MIL

Who Should I Trade?

Matt Pushard for Mike Clevinger (2026)

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