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Phil Maton for Ryan Watson (2026)
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Experts' Pick | Experts' Pick | |
| Phil Maton RP - CHC  | Ryan Watson SP,RP - BOS  | |
Expert |
50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts |
50% Recommended by 1 of 2 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 233 | ‐ |
| VBR | # 505 | # 846 |
| Projections | ||
| Strikeouts | 42 | 22 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| ERA | 3.79 | 4.45 |
| WHIP | 1.33 | 1.47 |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | - |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Kevin Spinelli KevScores | # 388 | # 343 |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 201 | ‐ |
| Phil Maton RP - CHC | Ryan Watson SP,RP - BOS | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Games Played | 20 | 21 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 17.2 | 33.2 |
| Wins | 0 | 0 |
| Losses | 1 | 0 |
| Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 3 | 1 |
| Hits Allowed | 22 | 35 |
| Earned Runs | 15 | 20 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 3 | 6 |
| Strikeouts | 21 | 29 |
| Walks | 10 | 14 |
| ERA | 7.64 | 5.35 |
| WHIP | 1.81 | 1.46 |
| Phil Maton RP - CHC | Ryan Watson SP,RP - BOS | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Games Played | 43 | 30 |
| Games Started | 0 | 0 |
| Innings Pitched | 39.5 | 25.8 |
| Wins | 2 | 1 |
| Losses | 2 | 1 |
| Saves | 1 | 0 |
| Blown Saves | 0 | 0 |
| Holds | 9 | 3 |
| Hits Allowed | 33 | 26 |
| Earned Runs | 17 | 13 |
| Home Runs Allowed | 4 | 3 |
| Strikeouts | 42 | 22 |
| Walks | 16 | 10 |
| ERA | 3.79 | 4.45 |
| WHIP | 1.33 | 1.47 |
| Phil Maton RP - CHC | Ryan Watson SP,RP - BOS | |
| News | ||
| The Cubs activated Phil Maton from the 15-day injured list. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 27th | ||
| Phil Maton is expected to be activated from the injured list on Monday. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 26th | ||
| Cubs’ manager Craig Counsell told reporters on Saturday that Phil Maton will be activated from the injured list in the next day or two. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 26th | ||
| Phil Maton is scheduled to make a rehab appearance in Triple-A on Friday. Ari Koslow Thu, Apr 23rd | ||
| Phil Maton threw live batting practice on Tuesday. Ari Koslow Tue, Apr 21st | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
| Phil Maton RP - CHC | Ryan Watson SP,RP - BOS | |||||
| Date | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR | Opp | Opp Pitcher | VBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Mar 26th | vs WSH | Cade Cavalli (3-3) | #88 | @ CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #100 |
| Sat, Mar 28th | vs WSH | Miles Mikolas (1-4) | #216 | @ CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #140 |
| Sun, Mar 29th | vs WSH | Jake Irvin (2-4) | #202 | @ CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #203 |
| Mon, Mar 30th | vs LAA | Ryan Johnson | @ HOU | Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3) | #206 | |
| Tue, Mar 31st | vs LAA | Jose Soriano (6-4) | #44 | @ HOU | Hunter Brown (1-0) | #18 |
| Wed, Apr 1st | vs LAA | Yusei Kikuchi (0-3) | #150 | @ HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #120 |
| Fri, Apr 3rd | @ CLE | Joey Cantillo (4-2) | #98 | vs SD | Michael King (4-3) | #35 |
| Sun, Apr 5th | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #50 | vs SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #211 |
| Mon, Apr 6th | @ TB | Shane McClanahan (5-2) | #23 | vs MIL | Brandon Woodruff (2-1) | #60 |
| Tue, Apr 7th | @ TB | Mason Englert | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #17 | |
| Wed, Apr 8th | @ TB | Joe Boyle (0-1) | #166 | vs MIL | Shane Drohan (2-1) | #147 |
| Fri, Apr 10th | vs PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #124 | @ STL | Dustin May (3-6) | #86 |
| Sat, Apr 11th | vs PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #48 | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 |
| Sun, Apr 12th | vs PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 |
| Mon, Apr 13th | @ PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | @ MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #75 |
| Tue, Apr 14th | @ PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #37 | @ MIN | Mick Abel (1-2) | #204 |
| Wed, Apr 15th | @ PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #9 | @ MIN | Simeon Woods Richardson (0-7) | #229 |
| Fri, Apr 17th | vs NYM | Kodai Senga (0-4) | #132 | vs DET | Casey Mize (2-3) | #53 |
| Sat, Apr 18th | vs NYM | Freddy Peralta (3-4) | #28 | vs DET | Tarik Skubal (3-2) | #4 |
| Sun, Apr 19th | vs NYM | Tobias Myers (0-1) | #178 | vs DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #26 |
| Mon, Apr 20th | vs PHI | Aaron Nola (3-4) | #37 | vs DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #67 |
| Tue, Apr 21st | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #9 | vs NYY | Luis Gil (1-2) | #256 |
| Wed, Apr 22nd | vs PHI | Kyle Backhus | vs NYY | Max Fried (4-3) | #34 | |
| Thu, Apr 23rd | vs PHI | Cristopher Sanchez (6-2) | #3 | vs NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Fri, Apr 24th | @ LAD | Emmet Sheehan (3-1) | #41 | @ BAL | Brandon Young (3-1) | #197 |
| Sat, Apr 25th | @ LAD | Roki Sasaki (3-3) | #126 | @ BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #95 |
| Sun, Apr 26th | @ LAD | Justin Wrobleski (7-2) | #134 | @ BAL | Kyle Bradish (2-6) | #42 |
| Mon, Apr 27th | @ SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #201 | @ TOR | Dylan Cease (3-3) | #16 |
| Tue, Apr 28th | @ SD | Walker Buehler (3-3) | #211 | @ TOR | Trey Yesavage (2-2) | #46 |
| Wed, Apr 29th | @ SD | Matt Waldron (1-2) | #300 | @ TOR | Eric Lauer (2-5) | #254 |
| Fri, May 1st | vs ARI | Zac Gallen (3-4) | #66 | vs HOU | Mike Burrows (3-6) | #120 |
| Sat, May 2nd | vs ARI | Ryne Nelson (2-3) | #94 | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #121 |
| Sun, May 3rd | vs ARI | Merrill Kelly (5-3) | #93 | vs HOU | Cody Bolton (0-1) | #397 |
| Mon, May 4th | vs CIN | Chase Petty (0-0) | #416 | @ DET | Tyler Holton (0-4) | #158 |
| Tue, May 5th | vs CIN | Andrew Abbott (4-3) | #100 | @ DET | Framber Valdez (2-3) | #26 |
| Wed, May 6th | vs CIN | Brady Singer (2-4) | #140 | @ DET | Jack Flaherty (0-7) | #67 |
| Thu, May 7th | vs CIN | Rhett Lowder (3-3) | #203 | vs TB | Griffin Jax (1-3) | #51 |
| Fri, May 8th | @ TEX | Kumar Rocker (2-5) | #107 | vs TB | Jesse Scholtens (5-3) | #269 |
| Sat, May 9th | @ TEX | Jack Leiter (2-4) | #79 | |||
| Sun, May 10th | @ TEX | Jacob deGrom (3-4) | #8 | vs TB | Nick Martinez (5-1) | #76 |
| Tue, May 12th | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #136 | vs PHI | Zack Wheeler (4-1) | #7 |
| Wed, May 13th | @ ATL | JR Ritchie (1-1) | #241 | vs PHI | Andrew Painter (1-5) | #165 |
| Thu, May 14th | @ ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 | vs PHI | Jesus Luzardo (4-4) | #9 |
| Fri, May 15th | @ CWS | Sean Burke (2-3) | #138 | @ ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 |
| Sat, May 16th | @ CWS | Davis Martin (8-1) | #73 | @ ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 |
| Sun, May 17th | @ CWS | Erick Fedde (0-5) | #366 | @ ATL | Grant Holmes (3-2) | #136 |
| Mon, May 18th | vs MIL | Brandon Sproat (1-3) | #135 | @ KC | Seth Lugo (2-4) | #110 |
| Tue, May 19th | vs MIL | Jacob Misiorowski (5-2) | #17 | @ KC | Bailey Falter (0-2) | #325 |
| Wed, May 20th | vs MIL | Kyle Harrison (6-1) | #69 | @ KC | Michael Wacha (4-2) | #82 |
| Fri, May 22nd | vs HOU | Spencer Arrighetti (7-1) | #121 | vs MIN | Connor Prielipp (1-3) | #125 |
| Sat, May 23rd | vs HOU | Kai-Wei Teng (3-3) | #179 | vs MIN | Taj Bradley (5-1) | #68 |
| Sun, May 24th | vs HOU | Peter Lambert (3-4) | #185 | vs MIN | Bailey Ober (6-2) | #75 |
| Mon, May 25th | @ PIT | Carmen Mlodzinski (4-3) | #124 | |||
| Tue, May 26th | @ PIT | Braxton Ashcraft (4-2) | #48 | vs ATL | Spencer Strider (3-0) | #31 |
| Wed, May 27th | @ PIT | Bubba Chandler (1-6) | #122 | vs ATL | Bryce Elder (4-3) | #114 |
| Thu, May 28th | @ PIT | Paul Skenes (6-5) | #2 | vs ATL | Chris Sale (8-3) | #5 |
| Fri, May 29th | @ STL | Andre Pallante (5-4) | #146 | @ CLE | Slade Cecconi (3-5) | #112 |
| Sat, May 30th | @ STL | Kyle Leahy (5-3) | #164 | @ CLE | Parker Messick (6-1) | #50 |
| Sun, May 31st | @ STL | Matthew Liberatore (2-3) | #117 | @ CLE | Tanner Bibee (0-7) | #38 |
| Tue, Jun 2nd | vs ATH | Gage Jump (0-1) | #151 | vs BAL | Shane Baz (2-5) | #83 |
| Wed, Jun 3rd | vs ATH | Jeffrey Springs (3-6) | #111 | vs BAL | Chris Bassitt (4-3) | #123 |
| Thu, Jun 4th | vs ATH | Luis Severino (2-6) | #116 | vs BAL | Trevor Rogers (2-6) | #95 |
| Fri, Jun 5th | vs SF | Robbie Ray (3-6) | #87 | @ NYY | Ryan Weathers (2-2) | #70 |
| Sat, Jun 6th | vs SF | Landen Roupp (5-5) | #64 | @ NYY | Will Warren (6-1) | #61 |
| Sun, Jun 7th | vs SF | Tyler Mahle (1-7) | #96 | @ NYY | Cam Schlittler (7-2) | #36 |
| Tue, Jun 9th | @ COL | @ TB | ||||
| Wed, Jun 10th | @ COL | @ TB | ||||
| Thu, Jun 11th | @ COL | |||||
| Fri, Jun 12th | @ SF | vs TEX | ||||
| Sat, Jun 13th | @ SF | vs TEX | ||||
| Sun, Jun 14th | @ SF | vs TEX | ||||
| Mon, Jun 15th | vs COL | |||||
| Tue, Jun 16th | vs COL | vs TOR | ||||
| Wed, Jun 17th | vs COL | vs TOR | ||||
| Fri, Jun 19th | vs TOR | @ SEA | ||||
| Sat, Jun 20th | vs TOR | @ SEA | ||||
| Sun, Jun 21st | vs TOR | @ SEA | ||||
| Mon, Jun 22nd | @ NYM | @ COL | ||||
| Tue, Jun 23rd | @ NYM | @ COL | ||||
| Wed, Jun 24th | @ NYM | @ COL | ||||
| Thu, Jun 25th | @ NYM | vs NYY | ||||
| Fri, Jun 26th | @ MIL | vs NYY | ||||
| Sat, Jun 27th | @ MIL | vs NYY | ||||
| Sun, Jun 28th | @ MIL | vs NYY | ||||
| Mon, Jun 29th | vs SD | vs WSH | ||||
| Tue, Jun 30th | vs SD | vs WSH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 1st | vs SD | vs WSH | ||||
| Fri, Jul 3rd | vs STL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sat, Jul 4th | vs STL | @ LAA | ||||
| Sun, Jul 5th | vs STL | @ LAA | ||||
| Tue, Jul 7th | @ BAL | @ CWS | ||||
| Wed, Jul 8th | @ BAL | @ CWS | ||||
| Thu, Jul 9th | @ BAL | @ CWS | ||||
| Fri, Jul 10th | @ CIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Sat, Jul 11th | @ CIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Sun, Jul 12th | @ CIN | @ NYM | ||||
| Fri, Jul 17th | vs MIN | vs TB | ||||
| Sat, Jul 18th | vs MIN | vs TB | ||||
| Sun, Jul 19th | vs MIN | vs TB | ||||
| Mon, Jul 20th | vs DET | vs BAL | ||||
| Tue, Jul 21st | vs DET | vs BAL | ||||
| Wed, Jul 22nd | vs DET | vs BAL | ||||
| Fri, Jul 24th | @ PIT | vs TOR | ||||
| Sat, Jul 25th | @ PIT | vs TOR | ||||
| Sun, Jul 26th | @ PIT | vs TOR | ||||
| Mon, Jul 27th | @ STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Tue, Jul 28th | @ STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Wed, Jul 29th | @ STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Thu, Jul 30th | @ STL | @ ATH | ||||
| Fri, Jul 31st | vs NYY | @ LAD | ||||
| Sat, Aug 1st | vs NYY | @ LAD | ||||
| Sun, Aug 2nd | vs NYY | @ LAD | ||||
| Mon, Aug 3rd | vs LAD | |||||
| Tue, Aug 4th | vs LAD | vs CWS | ||||
| Wed, Aug 5th | vs LAD | vs CWS | ||||
| Fri, Aug 7th | @ KC | vs ATH | ||||
| Sat, Aug 8th | @ KC | vs ATH | ||||
| Sun, Aug 9th | @ KC | vs ATH | ||||
| Tue, Aug 11th | @ WSH | @ TOR | ||||
| Wed, Aug 12th | @ WSH | @ TOR | ||||
| Thu, Aug 13th | @ WSH | @ TOR | ||||
| Fri, Aug 14th | vs STL | @ PIT | ||||
| Sat, Aug 15th | vs STL | @ PIT | ||||
| Sun, Aug 16th | vs STL | @ PIT | ||||
| Mon, Aug 17th | vs CWS | vs ARI | ||||
| Tue, Aug 18th | vs CWS | vs ARI | ||||
| Wed, Aug 19th | vs CWS | vs ARI | ||||
| Fri, Aug 21st | @ SEA | vs SF | ||||
| Sat, Aug 22nd | @ SEA | vs SF | ||||
| Sun, Aug 23rd | @ SEA | vs SF | ||||
| Mon, Aug 24th | @ ARI | @ MIA | ||||
| Tue, Aug 25th | @ ARI | @ MIA | ||||
| Wed, Aug 26th | @ ARI | @ MIA | ||||
| Fri, Aug 28th | vs CIN | @ NYY | ||||
| Sat, Aug 29th | vs CIN | @ NYY | ||||
| Sun, Aug 30th | vs CIN | @ NYY | ||||
| Mon, Aug 31st | vs MIL | vs SEA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 1st | vs MIL | vs SEA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 2nd | vs MIL | vs SEA | ||||
| Thu, Sep 3rd | vs MIL | @ BAL | ||||
| Fri, Sep 4th | @ MIA | @ BAL | ||||
| Sat, Sep 5th | @ MIA | @ BAL | ||||
| Sun, Sep 6th | @ MIA | @ BAL | ||||
| Mon, Sep 7th | @ MIL | vs LAA | ||||
| Tue, Sep 8th | @ MIL | vs LAA | ||||
| Wed, Sep 9th | @ MIL | vs LAA | ||||
| Fri, Sep 11th | vs PIT | vs KC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 12th | vs PIT | vs KC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 13th | vs PIT | vs KC | ||||
| Mon, Sep 14th | vs ATL | |||||
| Tue, Sep 15th | vs ATL | @ TEX | ||||
| Wed, Sep 16th | vs ATL | @ TEX | ||||
| Fri, Sep 18th | @ CIN | @ TB | ||||
| Sat, Sep 19th | @ CIN | @ TB | ||||
| Sun, Sep 20th | @ CIN | @ TB | ||||
| Tue, Sep 22nd | vs MIA | vs CLE | ||||
| Wed, Sep 23rd | vs MIA | vs CLE | ||||
| Thu, Sep 24th | vs MIA | vs CLE | ||||
| Fri, Sep 25th | @ BOS | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Sep 26th | @ BOS | vs CHC | ||||
| Sun, Sep 27th | @ BOS | vs CHC | ||||
| Sat, Apr 4th | vs SD | Randy Vasquez (5-3) | #201 | |||
| Mon, Jun 8th | @ TB | Steven Matz (4-2) | #101 | |||
| Thu, Jun 18th | vs TOR | |||||
| Thu, Aug 6th | vs CWS | |||||
| Mon, Aug 10th | @ TOR | |||||
| Thu, Sep 17th | @ TEX | |||||
