Who Should I Trade?

Mike Burrows for Zebby Matthews (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN	Mike Burrows SP,RP - HOU
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 129	# 197
VBR	# 425	# 605

Projections

Strikeouts	21	15
Wins	1	1
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.45	4.58
WHIP	1.36	1.42

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL15

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 137	# 173

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 120	# 145

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 166	# 236

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 92	# 449

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN	Mike Burrows SP,RP - HOU
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	18

Games Started	18	17

Innings Pitched	103.2	94.2

Wins	8	4

Losses	8	9

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	104	112

Earned Runs	56	63

Home Runs Allowed	19	21

Strikeouts	88	75

Walks	32	35

ERA	4.86	5.99

WHIP	1.31	1.55

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN	Mike Burrows SP,RP - HOU
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	5

Games Started	4	3

Innings Pitched	22.6	16.7

Wins	1	1

Losses	2	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	23	17

Earned Runs	11	9

Home Runs Allowed	3	3

Strikeouts	21	15

Walks	7	6

ERA	4.45	4.58

WHIP	1.36	1.42

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN	Mike Burrows SP,RP - HOU
News
	Zebby Matthews allowed one earned run on six hits and one walk while striking out seven over seven innings in Monday's 9-6 win over the Athletics. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	Mike Burrows is scheduled to make his next rehab start on Thursday. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 19th
	Zebby Matthews allowed one earned run on five hits and one walk while striking out four over 5.2 innings in Tuesday's 4-1 win over Atlanta. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 19th	The Astros sent Mike Burrows on a rehab assignment. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 14th
	Zebby Matthews allowed four earned runs on six hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Wednesday's 7-5 win over the Orioles. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 13th	Mike Burrows will begin a rehab assignment on Friday. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th
	Zebby Matthews allowed three earned runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out four over five innings in Friday's 8-6 win over the Brewers. Matthew Adam Sat, Aug 8th	Mike Burrows is expected to head on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Sugar Land soon. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th
	Zebby Matthews was removed from Friday’s start against the Brewers due to a blister on his right foot. Ari Koslow Sat, Aug 8th	Mike Burrows is scheduled to throw in a game on Friday at the Astros facility in Florida. Ari Koslow Fri, Aug 7th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Zebby Matthews SP - MIN			Mike Burrows SP,RP - HOU
Thu, Mar 26th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36
Fri, Mar 27th				vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-4)	#111
Sat, Mar 28th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#50	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Sun, Mar 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Mar 30th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#132	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Tue, Mar 31st				vs BOS	Brayan Bello (5-6)	#150
Wed, Apr 1st	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#220	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#218	@ ATH	Luis Morales (0-2)	#419
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Mon, Apr 6th	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434
Tue, Apr 7th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#414
Wed, Apr 8th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Fri, Apr 10th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sat, Apr 11th	@ TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#230	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Sun, Apr 12th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#164	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12
Mon, Apr 13th	vs BOS	Garrett Crochet (3-3)	#148	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, Apr 14th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292
Wed, Apr 15th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#433
Thu, Apr 16th				vs COL	Juan Mejia
Fri, Apr 17th	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#289	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100
Sat, Apr 18th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#293
Sun, Apr 19th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#135	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81
Mon, Apr 20th				@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Tue, Apr 21st	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#58	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#48	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#85	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#407
Tue, Apr 28th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66
Thu, Apr 30th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (7-11)	#27	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Fri, May 1st	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (8-6)	#98
Sat, May 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#224
Sun, May 3rd	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#25
Mon, May 4th				vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#10
Tue, May 5th	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Wed, May 6th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#16
Fri, May 8th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#126
Sat, May 9th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	@ CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Sun, May 10th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-9)	#99
Mon, May 11th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Tue, May 12th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#49	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Wed, May 13th	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42
Thu, May 14th	vs MIA	Braxton Garrett (0-1)	#246	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Fri, May 15th	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257	vs TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Sat, May 16th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#32	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, May 17th	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Mon, May 18th	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	@ MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#225
Tue, May 19th	vs HOU	Jason Alexander (1-1)	#394	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Wed, May 20th	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Fri, May 22nd	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#26	@ CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Sat, May 23rd	@ BOS	Jovani Moran (2-3)	#119	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167
Sun, May 24th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#28	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30
Mon, May 25th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Tue, May 26th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Wed, May 27th	@ CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Thu, May 28th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Fri, May 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs MIL	Coleman Crow (0-1)	#257
Sat, May 30th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#175
Sun, May 31st	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (13-5)	#29	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#122
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 4th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	vs PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Fri, Jun 5th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-9)	#146
Sat, Jun 6th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ATH	Kade Morris (0-1)	#254
Sun, Jun 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79
Mon, Jun 8th				@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Tue, Jun 9th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Wed, Jun 10th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Fri, Jun 12th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#100	@ KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Sat, Jun 13th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#81	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Sun, Jun 14th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#86	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 15th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Tue, Jun 16th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Wed, Jun 17th				vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38
Fri, Jun 19th	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#104	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52
Sat, Jun 20th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59
Sun, Jun 21st	@ ARI			vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs LAD	Will Klein (3-4)	#326	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#8
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#133	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Wed, Jun 24th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Thu, Jun 25th				@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54
Fri, Jun 26th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#435	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Sat, Jun 27th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#292	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#44
Sun, Jun 28th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#434	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Mon, Jun 29th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#172	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (8-8)	#115
Tue, Jun 30th	@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#193	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#69
Wed, Jul 1st	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#129	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#73
Sat, Jul 4th	@ NYY	Brendan Beck (0-1)	#163	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#13
Sun, Jul 5th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#226	vs TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#227
Mon, Jul 6th				@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Tue, Jul 7th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#59	@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#139
Wed, Jul 8th	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37
Fri, Jul 10th	vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-4)	#199
Sat, Jul 11th	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#213	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Sun, Jul 12th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (10-7)	#36	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 17th	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#167	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#75
Sat, Jul 18th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#45	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55
Sun, Jul 19th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#30	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165
Mon, Jul 20th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#52	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#124
Tue, Jul 21st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#31	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#229
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#143	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#65
Fri, Jul 24th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144
Sat, Jul 25th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Sun, Jul 26th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Mon, Jul 27th				@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Tue, Jul 28th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#102	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#43
Wed, Jul 29th	vs KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Jul 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#42	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#94
Sat, Aug 1st	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#12	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#118
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#147
Tue, Aug 4th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#432	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#243
Wed, Aug 5th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#187
Fri, Aug 7th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (6-5)	#136	@ SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#87
Sat, Aug 8th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#105	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#51
Sun, Aug 9th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232
Mon, Aug 10th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#55	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#179
Tue, Aug 11th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#165	@ SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)
Wed, Aug 12th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-14)	#66	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)	#365
Fri, Aug 14th				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Sat, Aug 15th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#64
Sun, Aug 16th	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#206	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#15
Tue, Aug 18th	vs ATL	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#70	vs LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#245
Wed, Aug 19th	vs ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0)	#142	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#238
Thu, Aug 20th				vs LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#113
Fri, Aug 21st	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#232	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#38	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#173
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#197	vs ATH	Brady Basso (0-1)	#236
Tue, Aug 25th	@ ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#79	@ NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#60
Wed, Aug 26th	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#204	@ NYY	Elmer Rodriguez (0-2)	#157
Thu, Aug 27th				@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#18
Fri, Aug 28th	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Sat, Aug 29th	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (9-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 30th	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#162	@ NYM	Zac Thornton (3-4)	#137
Mon, Aug 31st	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#209	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185
Tue, Sep 1st	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#54	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Thu, Sep 3rd				vs CWS	Erick Fedde (6-8)	#267
Fri, Sep 4th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#144	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-12)	#120
Sat, Sep 5th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#185	vs ARI
Sun, Sep 6th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#84	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#83
Tue, Sep 8th	@ DET			@ PHI
Wed, Sep 9th	@ DET			@ PHI
Thu, Sep 10th				@ PHI
Fri, Sep 11th	vs CLE			@ TB
Sat, Sep 12th	vs CLE			@ TB
Sun, Sep 13th	vs CLE			@ TB
Tue, Sep 15th	vs NYY			vs KC
Wed, Sep 16th	vs NYY			vs KC
Thu, Sep 17th	@ LAA			vs KC
Fri, Sep 18th	@ LAA			vs ATL
Sat, Sep 19th	@ LAA			vs ATL
Sun, Sep 20th	@ LAA			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ SF			@ SEA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ SF			@ SEA
Thu, Sep 24th				@ ATH
Fri, Sep 25th	vs TEX			@ ATH
Sat, Sep 26th	vs TEX			@ ATH
Sun, Sep 27th	vs TEX			@ ATH
Thu, Apr 2nd	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)
Thu, Apr 9th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#108
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#56
Mon, Apr 27th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#103
Wed, Apr 29th	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#23
Thu, May 7th	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Jun 1st	vs CWS	David Sandlin (2-1)	#311
Thu, Jun 11th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#171
Thu, Jun 18th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#125
Thu, Jul 9th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 30th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Thu, Aug 6th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#78
Thu, Aug 13th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Mon, Aug 17th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#228
Mon, Aug 24th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#277
Mon, Sep 7th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#95
Mon, Sep 14th	vs NYY
Mon, Sep 21st	@ SF

Who Should I Trade?

Mike Burrows for Zebby Matthews (2026)

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