Who Should I Trade?

Matt Strahm for Phil Maton (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Matt Strahm RP - FA	Phil Maton RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 318	# 333
VBR	‐	‐

Projections

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Misc

Injury Alert	FA	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 250	# 280

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 413	# 439

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Matt Strahm RP - FA	Phil Maton RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	41	31

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	35.2	27.2

Wins	3	0

Losses	4	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	4	2

Holds	13	5

Hits Allowed	38	34

Earned Runs	28	19

Home Runs Allowed	12	5

Strikeouts	30	31

Walks	14	16

ERA	7.07	6.18

WHIP	1.46	1.81

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Matt Strahm RP - FA	Phil Maton RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	‐	‐

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Saves	‐	‐

Blown Saves	‐	‐

Holds	‐	‐

Hits Allowed	‐	‐

Earned Runs	‐	‐

Home Runs Allowed	‐	‐

Strikeouts	‐	‐

Walks	‐	‐

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WHIP	‐	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Matt Strahm RP - FA	Phil Maton RP - CHC
News
	Matt Strahm underwent successful surgery on his right knee. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th	Phil Maton was scheduled to have a right knee debridement on Friday. Ari Koslow Sun, Sep 13th
	The Royals released LHP Matt Strahm. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 9th	Phil Maton is scheduled to undergo season-ending right knee surgery this week. Ari Koslow Thu, Sep 10th
	The Royals designated LHP Matt Strahm for assignment. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 4th	It is unclear if Phil Maton will return this season. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Matt Strahm allowed the only batter he faced to hit a walk-off grand slam in the bottom of the ninth inning. Chase Davis Fri, Jul 31st	Phil Maton was transferred to the 60-day injured list on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Aug 19th
	Matt Strahm took the loss on Sunday, allowing five runs on four hits and a walk while striking out one against the Orioles. Chase Davis Mon, Jul 13th	Phil Maton has been diagnosed with a partially torn right patellar tendon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
Notes
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Matt Strahm RP - FA	Phil Maton RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th		vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Sat, Mar 28th		vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th		vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194
Mon, Mar 30th		vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-8)	#301
Tue, Mar 31st		vs LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#34
Wed, Apr 1st		vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#91
Fri, Apr 3rd		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (10-9)	#72
Sun, Apr 5th		@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#224
Tue, Apr 7th		@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#226
Wed, Apr 8th		@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#261
Fri, Apr 10th		vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#150
Sat, Apr 11th		vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Sun, Apr 12th		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Mon, Apr 13th		@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th		@ PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Wed, Apr 15th		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Fri, Apr 17th		vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#64
Sat, Apr 18th		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Sun, Apr 19th		vs NYM	Tobias Myers (1-2)	#161
Mon, Apr 20th		vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-10)	#70
Tue, Apr 21st		vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Wed, Apr 22nd		vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd		vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-6)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#141
Sat, Apr 25th		@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#105
Sun, Apr 26th		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Mon, Apr 27th		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#336
Tue, Apr 28th		@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338
Wed, Apr 29th		@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)
Fri, May 1st		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#136
Sat, May 2nd		vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#190
Sun, May 3rd		vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Mon, May 4th		vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#340
Tue, May 5th		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Wed, May 6th		vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-15)	#350
Thu, May 7th		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331
Fri, May 8th		@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#102
Sat, May 9th		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Sun, May 10th		@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-9)	#4
Tue, May 12th		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#198
Wed, May 13th		@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Thu, May 14th		@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#6
Fri, May 15th		@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#69
Sat, May 16th		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#148
Sun, May 17th		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#362
Mon, May 18th		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#268
Tue, May 19th		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, May 20th		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Fri, May 22nd		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (8-9)	#279
Sat, May 23rd		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#177
Sun, May 24th		vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#222
Mon, May 25th		@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-7)	#150
Tue, May 26th		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Wed, May 27th		@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Thu, May 28th		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Fri, May 29th		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Sat, May 30th		@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sun, May 31st		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Tue, Jun 2nd		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Wed, Jun 3rd		vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#363
Thu, Jun 4th		vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)
Fri, Jun 5th		vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#121
Sat, Jun 6th		vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85
Sun, Jun 7th		vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th		@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-10)	#371
Wed, Jun 10th		@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Thu, Jun 11th		@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Fri, Jun 12th		@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#85
Sat, Jun 13th		@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th		@ SF	Logan Webb (8-9)	#54
Mon, Jun 15th		vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)	#230
Tue, Jun 16th		vs COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#354
Wed, Jun 17th		vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#352
Fri, Jun 19th		vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Jun 20th		vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd		@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#64
Wed, Jun 24th		@ NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#96
Thu, Jun 25th		@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (9-11)	#29
Fri, Jun 26th		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Sat, Jun 27th		@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Sun, Jun 28th		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th		vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#144
Tue, Jun 30th		vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#248
Wed, Jul 1st		vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#338
Fri, Jul 3rd		vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Sat, Jul 4th		vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#76
Sun, Jul 5th		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Tue, Jul 7th		@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#51
Wed, Jul 8th		@ BAL	Dean Kremer (3-5)	#93
Thu, Jul 9th		@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#41
Fri, Jul 10th		@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Sun, Jul 12th		@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Fri, Jul 17th		vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#99
Sat, Jul 18th		vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#44
Sun, Jul 19th		vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-10)	#131
Mon, Jul 20th		vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#94
Tue, Jul 21st		vs DET	Framber Valdez (10-11)	#40
Wed, Jul 22nd		vs DET	Keider Montero (9-9)	#184
Fri, Jul 24th		@ PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#42
Sat, Jul 25th		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Sun, Jul 26th		@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)
Mon, Jul 27th		@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Tue, Jul 28th		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Wed, Jul 29th		@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52
Thu, Jul 30th		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-7)	#213
Fri, Jul 31st		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#30
Sat, Aug 1st		vs NYY	Max Fried (5-4)	#16
Sun, Aug 2nd		vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (9-9)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd		vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#74
Tue, Aug 4th		vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Wed, Aug 5th		vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Thu, Aug 6th		vs TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#8
Fri, Aug 7th		@ KC	Daniel Lynch (6-5)	#306
Sat, Aug 8th		@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#180
Sun, Aug 9th		@ KC	Randy Dobnak (3-4)	#369
Tue, Aug 11th		@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#194
Wed, Aug 12th		@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-4)	#214
Thu, Aug 13th		@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#53
Fri, Aug 14th		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#123
Sat, Aug 15th		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sun, Aug 16th		vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th		vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#86
Tue, Aug 18th		vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#157
Wed, Aug 19th		vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-5)	#139
Fri, Aug 21st		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#127
Sat, Aug 22nd		@ SEA	Kade Anderson (1-2)	#58
Sun, Aug 23rd		@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-9)	#60
Mon, Aug 24th		@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-14)	#71
Tue, Aug 25th		@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-3)	#107
Wed, Aug 26th		@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-7)	#115
Fri, Aug 28th		vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331
Sat, Aug 29th		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#195
Sun, Aug 30th		vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Mon, Aug 31st		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#65
Tue, Sep 1st		vs MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109
Wed, Sep 2nd		vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Thu, Sep 3rd		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Fri, Sep 4th		@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Sat, Sep 5th		@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Sun, Sep 6th		@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332
Mon, Sep 7th		@ MIL	Robert Gasser (5-5)	#109
Tue, Sep 8th		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#7
Wed, Sep 9th		@ MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Fri, Sep 11th		vs PIT	Wilber Dotel (1-5)	#245
Sat, Sep 12th		vs PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#2
Sun, Sep 13th		vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#84
Mon, Sep 14th		vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Tue, Sep 15th		vs ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#247
Wed, Sep 16th		vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-3)	#221
Fri, Sep 18th		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#49
Sat, Sep 19th		@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-6)	#189
Sun, Sep 20th		@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-11)	#331
Tue, Sep 22nd		vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#124
Wed, Sep 23rd		vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#202
Thu, Sep 24th		vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#332
Fri, Sep 25th		@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#39
Sat, Sep 26th		@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-6)	#135
Sun, Sep 27th		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81

Who Should I Trade?

Matt Strahm for Phil Maton (2026)

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