Who Should I Trade?

Matthew Liberatore for Ryne Nelson (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI
Expert Recommendation	75% Recommended by 3 of 4 experts	25% Recommended by 1 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 147	# 178
VBR	# 307	# 472

Projections

Strikeouts	26	12
Wins	2	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.34	4.30
WHIP	1.36	1.30

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 162	# 179

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 142	# 222

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 150	# 292

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 149	# 125

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI
2026 Stats


Games Played	26	15

Games Started	26	15

Innings Pitched	129.0	83.1

Wins	5	3

Losses	12	5

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	144	81

Earned Runs	78	46

Home Runs Allowed	23	18

Strikeouts	132	62

Walks	45	22

ERA	5.44	4.97

WHIP	1.47	1.24

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	6

Games Started	6	2

Innings Pitched	29.0	14.3

Wins	2	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	29	14

Earned Runs	14	7

Home Runs Allowed	4	2

Strikeouts	26	12

Walks	10	4

ERA	4.34	4.30

WHIP	1.36	1.30

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL	Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI
News
	Matthew Liberatore allowed eight earned runs on eight hits and one walk while striking out seven over four innings in Tuesday's loss to the Orioles. Chase Davis Wed, Aug 26th	The Diamondbacks are hopeful to activate Ryne Nelson the first week of September. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 18th
	Matthew Liberatore allowed three earned runs on four hits and no walks while striking out nine over six innings in Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Reds. Chase Davis Thu, Aug 20th	Ryne Nelson was cleared to begin a throwing program last week. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Matthew Liberatore allowed two earned runs on two hits and one walk while striking out six over 5.1 innings in Friday's loss to the Cubs. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 15th	Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo said Ryne Nelson will begin a throwing program in the coming days. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 18th
	Matthew Liberatore allowed five earned runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out three over five innings in Saturday's loss to the Rockies. Chase Davis Sun, Aug 9th	Ryne Nelson is scheduled to undergo an MRI on July 17 to evaluate the progress of his elbow recovery. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jul 10th
	Matthew Liberatore allowed no runs on one hit and one walk while striking out seven over six innings in Sunday's win over the Blue Jays. Chase Davis Mon, Aug 3rd	Ryne Nelson (elbow) was transferred to the 60-day IL on Thursday. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Thu, Jun 25th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Matthew Liberatore SP - STL			Ryne Nelson SP,RP - ARI
Thu, Mar 26th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sat, Mar 28th	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#277	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17
Sun, Mar 29th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#150
Mon, Mar 30th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#206
Tue, Mar 31st	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#95	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Wed, Apr 1st	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#46	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sat, Apr 4th	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Sun, Apr 5th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#174	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230
Mon, Apr 6th	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Tue, Apr 7th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51
Wed, Apr 8th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#85
Fri, Apr 10th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#142	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Sat, Apr 11th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Sun, Apr 12th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#130	@ PHI	Zach Pop
Mon, Apr 13th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-4)	#80
Tue, Apr 14th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#62	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63
Wed, Apr 15th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#149	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55
Fri, Apr 17th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#148
Sat, Apr 18th	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)		vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154
Sun, Apr 19th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Apr 20th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#58
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#191
Fri, Apr 24th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-7)	#72	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Mon, Apr 27th	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#84
Tue, Apr 28th	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Wed, Apr 29th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Thu, Apr 30th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182
Sat, May 2nd	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24
Sun, May 3rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Mon, May 4th	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120
Wed, May 6th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#7
Thu, May 7th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Fri, May 8th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sat, May 9th	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Sun, May 10th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#289
Tue, May 12th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37
Wed, May 13th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#179	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#124
Thu, May 14th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#176
Fri, May 15th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (7-8)	#69	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418
Sat, May 16th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sun, May 17th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Tue, May 19th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Wed, May 20th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, May 21st	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28	vs COL	Zach Agnos
Sat, May 23rd	@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#344	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414
Mon, May 25th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (13-5)	#6	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Tue, May 26th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Wed, May 27th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#120	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Fri, May 29th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#26
Sat, May 30th	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)	#184	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#16
Sun, May 31st	vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#305	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#44
Mon, Jun 1st	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#8	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#97	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#358
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#37	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 5th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sat, Jun 6th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#306
Sun, Jun 7th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Tue, Jun 9th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#51	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Wed, Jun 10th	@ NYM	Austin Warren		@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156
Thu, Jun 11th	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-3)	#56	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246
Fri, Jun 12th	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#73	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Sat, Jun 13th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, Jun 14th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Mon, Jun 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#163	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266
Tue, Jun 16th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32
Wed, Jun 17th	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-2)	#112	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#421
Thu, Jun 18th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (8-8)	#70
Fri, Jun 19th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#107	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#94
Sun, Jun 21st	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#295
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#98
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-2)	#187	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#77
Fri, Jun 26th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#82
Sat, Jun 27th	vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#156	@ TB	Cole Sulser
Sun, Jun 28th	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#246	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15
Tue, Jun 30th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#230	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Wed, Jul 1st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#24	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#186
Mon, Jul 6th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#133	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Tue, Jul 7th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#106	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#426
Wed, Jul 8th	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#38	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Thu, Jul 9th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (8-2)	#31	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#178
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATL	Danny Young		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Fri, Jul 17th	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#132	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Sat, Jul 18th	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#49
Sun, Jul 19th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#100	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#290
Mon, Jul 20th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#42	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#382
Tue, Jul 21st	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#266	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#32	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#87
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#89
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#377
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)		@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#41
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Mon, Jul 27th	vs CHC	David Peterson (7-7)	#85	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#182	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Wed, Jul 29th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47
Thu, Jul 30th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#195
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (8-5)	#9	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-13)	#59
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#33
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#154	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (11-6)	#13	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#57
Tue, Aug 4th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#229	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#281
Wed, Aug 5th	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#67	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-7)	#48
Fri, Aug 7th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75
Sat, Aug 8th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#418	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Sun, Aug 9th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#414	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Mon, Aug 10th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-5)	#393
Tue, Aug 11th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Wed, Aug 12th	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-5)	#10	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-9)	#3
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (8-5)	#144
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#135	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#128
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#29
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#20	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#23
Thu, Aug 20th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#160
Fri, Aug 21st	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#118
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (5-8)	#243
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#4	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#103
Tue, Aug 25th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#139	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#66
Wed, Aug 26th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#55	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#52
Thu, Aug 27th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-8)	#63	@ SF	Landen Roupp (7-13)	#71
Fri, Aug 28th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-5)	#47	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-0)	#171
Sat, Aug 29th	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (6-6)	#91	@ SF
Sun, Aug 30th	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#28
Tue, Sep 1st	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#17	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#11
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#75	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#219
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-7)	#5
Fri, Sep 4th	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#436	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#212
Sat, Sep 5th	@ COL			@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#177
Sun, Sep 6th	@ COL			@ HOU
Mon, Sep 7th	@ SF			@ KC
Tue, Sep 8th	@ SF			@ KC
Wed, Sep 9th	@ SF			@ KC
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CWS			vs TEX
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CWS			vs TEX
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CWS			vs TEX
Mon, Sep 14th	vs SF			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs SF			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 16th	vs SF			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 18th	vs WSH			vs NYY
Sat, Sep 19th	vs WSH			vs NYY
Sun, Sep 20th	vs WSH			vs NYY
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ PIT			@ COL
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ PIT			@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ PIT			@ COL
Fri, Sep 25th	@ MIL			@ SD
Sat, Sep 26th	@ MIL			@ SD
Sun, Sep 27th	@ MIL			@ SD
Fri, Mar 27th				@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#170
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#88
Thu, Apr 9th				@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#145
Tue, May 5th				vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#129
Mon, May 11th				@ TEX	Jakob Junis
Mon, May 18th				vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#96
Fri, May 22nd				vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-7)	#437
Sun, May 24th				vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#434
Thu, Jun 4th				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#223
Sat, Jun 20th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#45
Mon, Jun 29th				vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#78
Thu, Aug 6th				vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#222
Mon, Aug 24th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27
Mon, Aug 31st				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#54

Who Should I Trade?

Matthew Liberatore for Ryne Nelson (2026)

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