Who Should I Trade?

Phil Maton for Sean Burke (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Phil Maton RP - CHC
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 78	# 332
VBR	# 299	# 762

Projections

Strikeouts	22	2
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.31	4.14
WHIP	1.36	1.31

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 100	‐

Chris Welsh FantasyPros	# 44	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 112	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 102	# 275

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 60	# 439

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Phil Maton RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	28	31

Games Started	24	0

Innings Pitched	154.2	27.2

Wins	8	0

Losses	6	1

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	2

Holds	0	5

Hits Allowed	123	34

Earned Runs	55	19

Home Runs Allowed	18	5

Strikeouts	167	31

Walks	54	16

ERA	3.20	6.18

WHIP	1.14	1.81

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Phil Maton RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	4	3

Games Started	4	0

Innings Pitched	21.5	2.1

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	20	2

Earned Runs	10	1

Home Runs Allowed	3	0

Strikeouts	22	2

Walks	9	1

ERA	4.31	4.14

WHIP	1.36	1.31

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS	Phil Maton RP - CHC
News
	Sean Burke allowed one hit and four walks while striking out six over 5 2/3 innings in Tuesday’s 5-2 win over the Astros. Chris Schommer Wed, Sep 2nd	It is unclear if Phil Maton will return this season. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Sean Burke allowed two earned runs on two hits and eight walks while striking out three over three innings in Wednesday’s win over the Rangers. Chris Schommer Thu, Aug 27th	Phil Maton was transferred to the 60-day injured list on Wednesday. Diego Sandoval Wed, Aug 19th
	Sean Burke allowed four earned runs on seven hits while striking out four over six innings in Friday's win over the Mets. Chris Schommer Sat, Aug 22nd	Phil Maton has been diagnosed with a partially torn right patellar tendon. Ari Koslow Wed, Aug 12th
	Sean Burke allowed four earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out two over 4 1/3 innings in Sunday's loss to the Tigers. Chris Schommer Sun, Aug 16th	Cubs reliever Phil Maton (knee) has been shut down from all activities for three weeks. Brenton Kemp Fri, Jul 24th
	Sean Burke allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out eight over seven innings in Tuesday’s 5-4 loss to the Reds. Chris Schommer Wed, Aug 12th	The Cubs placed Phil Maton on the 15-day injured list with right knee tendonitis. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 20th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Sean Burke SP,RP - CWS			Phil Maton RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Sat, Mar 28th	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#118	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)		vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-8)	#239
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-9)	#69	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67
Sun, Apr 5th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37
Mon, Apr 6th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#124	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138
Tue, Apr 7th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#185
Wed, Apr 8th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-12)	#60	@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#212
Fri, Apr 10th	@ KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Sat, Apr 11th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sun, Apr 12th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)	#138	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Wed, Apr 15th	vs TB	Cole Sulser		@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Fri, Apr 17th	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#202	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Sat, Apr 18th	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)		vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Sun, Apr 19th	@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#208
Mon, Apr 20th				vs PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63
Tue, Apr 21st	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-4)	#96	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-5)	#3
Fri, Apr 24th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59
Sat, Apr 25th	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206
Sun, Apr 26th	vs WSH	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Mon, Apr 27th	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#213
Tue, Apr 28th	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Wed, Apr 29th	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-5)	#77	@ SD	Matt Waldron (2-2)	#391
Fri, May 1st	@ SD	German Marquez (4-2)	#402	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#149
Sat, May 2nd	@ SD	Michael King (9-9)	#57	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#184
Sun, May 3rd	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Mon, May 4th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#26	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#407
Tue, May 5th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#414	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Wed, May 6th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-9)	#190	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-13)	#156
Thu, May 7th				vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Fri, May 8th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117
Sat, May 9th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#191
Sun, May 10th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-9)	#17	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8
Tue, May 12th	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Wed, May 13th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#264
Thu, May 14th	vs KC	Kris Bubic (3-2)	#169	@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5
Fri, May 15th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#194	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-6)	#68
Sat, May 16th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#254	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#113
Sun, May 17th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#196	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-8)	#406
Mon, May 18th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (10-9)	#12	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#235
Tue, May 19th	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Fri, May 22nd	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)		vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164
Sat, May 23rd	@ SF	Adrian Houser (4-7)		vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-7)	#262
Sun, May 24th	@ SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145
Mon, May 25th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#107
Tue, May 26th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Wed, May 27th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Thu, May 28th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Fri, May 29th	vs DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sat, May 30th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, May 31st	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#66	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#337
Thu, Jun 4th				vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340
Fri, Jun 5th	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (13-5)	#11	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-8)	#115
Sat, Jun 6th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#154	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sun, Jun 7th	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (6-10)	#63	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 9th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#420
Wed, Jun 10th	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#5	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Fri, Jun 12th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#206	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#97
Sat, Jun 13th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#7	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Sun, Jun 14th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#59	@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#19
Mon, Jun 15th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#163
Tue, Jun 16th	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#419
Wed, Jun 17th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (5-3)	#33	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#405
Fri, Jun 19th	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22
Sat, Jun 20th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#74
Wed, Jun 24th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (7-11)	#56
Fri, Jun 26th	vs KC	Steven Cruz		@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#76	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Sun, Jun 28th	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#222
Tue, Jun 30th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#330	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#223
Wed, Jul 1st	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#178
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Sat, Jul 4th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80
Sun, Jul 5th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Jul 7th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (8-6)	#31	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-15)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-6)	#75	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90
Thu, Jul 9th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#54
Fri, Jul 10th	vs ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#143	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-9)	#103	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116
Sun, Jul 12th	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#340	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Fri, Jul 17th	@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#128	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92
Sat, Jul 18th	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#182	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48
Sun, Jul 19th	@ TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#207	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#89
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	vs DET	Framber Valdez (9-10)	#34
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#110	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Fri, Jul 24th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-8)	#164	@ PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Sat, Jul 25th	vs HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, Jul 26th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#144	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Mon, Jul 27th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Tue, Jul 28th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Wed, Jul 29th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#15	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#61
Thu, Jul 30th	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#140
Fri, Jul 31st	@ TB	Nick Martinez (14-4)	#85	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#84
Sat, Aug 1st	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#20	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#16
Sun, Aug 2nd	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-10)	#30	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-7)	#18
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#114
Tue, Aug 4th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-4)	#111	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-4)	#38	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#261
Thu, Aug 6th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#39	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#37	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-5)	#186
Sat, Aug 8th	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Sun, Aug 9th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-8)	#67	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-3)	#418
Tue, Aug 11th	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#116	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#157
Wed, Aug 12th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-3)	#166
Thu, Aug 13th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#40
Fri, Aug 14th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#172	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78
Sat, Aug 15th	@ DET	Troy Melton (7-4)	#72	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101
Sun, Aug 16th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#73	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)
Mon, Aug 17th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (9-10)	#36	vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#98
Tue, Aug 18th	@ CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-11)	#22	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#141
Wed, Aug 19th	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-6)	#44	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#136
Fri, Aug 21st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-7)	#71	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#171
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#43	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-1)	#41
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (11-8)	#24	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#47
Mon, Aug 24th	vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-11)	#117	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#167
Tue, Aug 25th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#8	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#99
Wed, Aug 26th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-10)	#42	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-5)	#119
Fri, Aug 28th	@ MIN	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#90	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-9)	#250
Sat, Aug 29th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#133
Sun, Aug 30th	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#32
Mon, Aug 31st	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#145	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#49
Tue, Sep 1st	@ HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#144	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ HOU	Hayden Wesneski (4-1)	#87	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#27	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Fri, Sep 4th	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-9)	#93	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#105
Sat, Sep 5th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#48	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-4)	#153
Sun, Sep 6th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#92	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (4-6)	#203
Mon, Sep 7th				@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#82
Tue, Sep 8th	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Sep 9th	vs PIT			@ MIL	Logan Henderson (9-3)	#28
Fri, Sep 11th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#78	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#35
Sat, Sep 12th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#80	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#4
Sun, Sep 13th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#101	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#108
Mon, Sep 14th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#62	vs ATL	Bryce Elder (8-8)	#173
Tue, Sep 15th	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-4)	#53	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#94
Wed, Sep 16th	@ CLE			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs DET			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs DET			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs DET			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ KC			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ KC			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ KC			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	vs COL			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	vs COL			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	vs COL			@ BOS
Sat, Apr 4th	vs TOR	Mason Fluharty (6-1)	#129
Thu, Apr 9th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#137
Thu, Apr 16th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#181
Mon, Jun 1st	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#58
Thu, Jun 18th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#201
Sun, Jun 21st	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#123
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#23
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#174
Thu, Aug 20th	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#158
Thu, Sep 10th	vs PIT	Jared Jones (3-6)	#50
Thu, Sep 17th	vs DET

Who Should I Trade?

Phil Maton for Sean Burke (2026)

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