Who Should I Trade?

Michael Soroka for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Michael Soroka SP,RP - ARI	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 4 of 4 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 4 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 115	# 177
VBR	# 412	# 658

Projections

Strikeouts	16	9
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.17	4.19
WHIP	1.33	1.29

Misc

Injury Alert	IL15	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 62	# 200

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 59	# 191

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 140	# 228

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 74	# 196

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Michael Soroka SP,RP - ARI	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
2026 Stats


Games Played	18	26

Games Started	18	11

Innings Pitched	95.1	67.2

Wins	8	5

Losses	4	4

Saves	0	1

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	87	64

Earned Runs	36	45

Home Runs Allowed	6	14

Strikeouts	91	50

Walks	24	21

ERA	3.40	5.99

WHIP	1.16	1.26

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Michael Soroka SP,RP - ARI	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	11

Games Started	3	0

Innings Pitched	16.5	10.3

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	1

Hits Allowed	15	10

Earned Runs	8	5

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	16	9

Walks	6	3

ERA	4.17	4.19

WHIP	1.33	1.29

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Michael Soroka SP,RP - ARI	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
News
	The Diamondbacks placed RHP Michael Soroka on the 15-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Michael Soroka allowed six runs on six hits over 3 1/3 innings with three strikeouts and three walks in a loss on Saturday against the Reds. Ari Koslow Sun, Aug 23rd	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Michael Soroka allowed two runs on six hits over 5 2/3 innings with five strikeouts and one walk in a no-decision on Sunday against the Braves. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 17th	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th
	Michael Soroka allowed three hits over 4 1/3 scoreless innings with four strikeouts and three walks in a no-decision on Monday against the Rockies. Ari Koslow Tue, Aug 11th	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th
	The Diamondbacks activated RHP Michael Soroka from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Aug 10th	The Rays have placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Michael Soroka SP,RP - ARI			Steven Matz SP,RP - TB
Thu, Mar 26th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100
Fri, Mar 27th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, Mar 28th	@ LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#18	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Mon, Mar 30th	vs DET	Justin Verlander (0-1)	#166	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Tue, Mar 31st	vs DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Wed, Apr 1st	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Apr 2nd	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#104
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sat, Apr 4th	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)
Sun, Apr 5th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Tue, Apr 7th	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#165
Wed, Apr 8th	@ NYM	David Peterson (7-7)	#75	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169
Thu, Apr 9th	@ NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33
Fri, Apr 10th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#408
Sat, Apr 11th	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)		vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Apr 12th	@ PHI	Zach Pop		vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Mon, Apr 13th	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Tue, Apr 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382
Wed, Apr 15th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Fri, Apr 17th	vs TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Sat, Apr 18th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Apr 19th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (2-3)	#277
Thu, Apr 23rd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sat, Apr 25th	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Sun, Apr 26th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)	#358
Tue, Apr 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (7-4)	#128	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Wed, Apr 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20
Thu, Apr 30th	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, May 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, May 2nd	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, May 3rd	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Tue, May 5th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Wed, May 6th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Thu, May 7th	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Fri, May 8th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Sat, May 9th	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62
Sun, May 10th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#264	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Mon, May 11th	@ TEX	Jakob Junis		@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Tue, May 12th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Wed, May 13th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Fri, May 15th	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#419	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, May 16th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Sun, May 17th	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50
Mon, May 18th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Tue, May 19th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Wed, May 20th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Thu, May 21st	vs COL	Zach Agnos (0-2)	#426
Fri, May 22nd	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Sat, May 23rd	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Sun, May 24th	vs COL	Jose Quintana (2-3)	#432	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#233
Mon, May 25th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Tue, May 26th	@ SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, May 27th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#332
Fri, May 29th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243
Sat, May 30th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39
Sun, May 31st	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs DET	Ty Madden	#269
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Thu, Jun 4th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Fri, Jun 5th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sat, Jun 6th	vs WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#276	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#248
Sun, Jun 7th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59
Tue, Jun 9th	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)		vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27
Wed, Jun 10th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#92
Thu, Jun 11th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Fri, Jun 12th	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428
Sat, Jun 13th	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Sun, Jun 14th	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109
Mon, Jun 15th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Tue, Jun 16th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Wed, Jun 17th	vs LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#428	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1
Fri, Jun 19th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)
Sat, Jun 20th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Sun, Jun 21st	vs MIN	Mike Paredes (0-3)	#326	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#144
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)
Wed, Jun 24th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-12)	#100	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Fri, Jun 26th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, Jun 27th	@ TB	Cole Sulser		vs ARI
Sun, Jun 28th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Mon, Jun 29th	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#68
Tue, Jun 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Wed, Jul 1st	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sat, Jul 4th	vs MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		@ HOU	Hunter Brown (4-3)	#26
Sun, Jul 5th	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Mon, Jul 6th	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14
Tue, Jul 7th	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#423	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-6)	#57
Wed, Jul 8th	@ SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Thu, Jul 9th	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-2)	#145
Fri, Jul 10th	@ LAD	Kyle Hurt		vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Sat, Jul 11th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sun, Jul 12th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Fri, Jul 17th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)	#253
Sat, Jul 18th	vs STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-3)	#125
Sun, Jul 19th	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25
Mon, Jul 20th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-12)	#251	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Tue, Jul 21st	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#143
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Fri, Jul 24th	@ WSH	Carson Palmquist (0-2)	#416	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sat, Jul 25th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#37	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46
Sun, Jul 26th	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)		vs CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, Jul 27th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Tue, Jul 28th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Wed, Jul 29th	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Fri, Jul 31st	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-14)	#46	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Sat, Aug 1st	@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-1)	#217
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (12-7)	#20	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Mon, Aug 3rd	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Tue, Aug 4th	vs SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414
Wed, Aug 5th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Thu, Aug 6th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Fri, Aug 7th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-7)	#13
Sat, Aug 8th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sun, Aug 9th	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Mon, Aug 10th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175
Tue, Aug 11th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#434
Wed, Aug 12th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-8)	#435	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-10)	#138
Fri, Aug 14th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (5-4)	#110
Sat, Aug 15th	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#53
Sun, Aug 16th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Mon, Aug 17th	@ BOS	Alec Gamboa		vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Tue, Aug 18th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-3)	#30	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Aug 19th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#27	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-7)	#149
Fri, Aug 21st	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Mon, Aug 24th	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-9)	#45
Tue, Aug 25th	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (5-6)	#62	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189
Wed, Aug 26th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-3)	#43	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-3)	#51
Thu, Aug 27th	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Aug 28th	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-1)	#184	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Sat, Aug 29th	@ SF	Yunior Marte (0-0)	#347	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Mon, Aug 31st	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47	vs NYM	Robert Stock (0-3)	#205
Tue, Sep 1st	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60
Fri, Sep 4th	@ HOU	Ethan Pecko (0-0)	#178	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sat, Sep 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Sun, Sep 6th	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#94	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35
Mon, Sep 7th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67
Tue, Sep 8th	@ KC			@ ATL
Wed, Sep 9th	@ KC			@ ATL
Fri, Sep 11th	vs TEX			vs HOU
Sat, Sep 12th	vs TEX			vs HOU
Sun, Sep 13th	vs TEX			vs HOU
Mon, Sep 14th	vs MIA
Tue, Sep 15th	vs MIA			vs ATH
Wed, Sep 16th	vs MIA			vs ATH
Fri, Sep 18th	vs NYY			vs BOS
Sat, Sep 19th	vs NYY			vs BOS
Sun, Sep 20th	vs NYY			vs BOS
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ COL			@ NYY
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ COL			@ NYY
Thu, Sep 24th	@ COL			@ NYY
Fri, Sep 25th	@ SD			@ PHI
Sat, Sep 26th	@ SD			@ PHI
Sun, Sep 27th	@ SD			@ PHI
Sun, Mar 29th				@ STL	Dustin May (6-8)	#44
Mon, Apr 6th				vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#179
Thu, Apr 16th				@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Mon, Apr 20th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, Apr 24th				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Mon, Apr 27th				@ CLE	Parker Messick (10-8)	#32
Mon, May 4th				vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Mon, Jun 8th				vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#214
Thu, Jun 25th				vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-7)	#155
Thu, Jul 2nd				@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Thu, Jul 30th				vs TEX	Cole Winn
Thu, Aug 20th				vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#141
Sun, Aug 30th				vs SD	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Thu, Sep 3rd				@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (6-5)	#197
Thu, Sep 10th				@ ATL
Thu, Sep 17th				vs ATH

Who Should I Trade?

Michael Soroka for Steven Matz (2026)

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