Who Should I Trade?

Richard Lovelady for Yuki Matsui (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Who Should I Trade? Player Summaries
	Experts' Pick
	Yuki Matsui RP - SD	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
Expert Recommendation	100% Recommended by 2 of 2 experts	0% Recommended by 0 of 2 experts
Rankings

Rest of Season	# 337	‐
VBR	# 572	# 1052

Projections

Strikeouts	17	6
Wins	1	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.18	4.58
WHIP	1.38	1.56

Misc

Injury Alert	-	IL60

Expert Ranks

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 378	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 285	# 370

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Yuki Matsui RP - SD	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
2026 Stats


Games Played	32	33

Games Started	0	5

Innings Pitched	43.0	30.1

Wins	2	2

Losses	1	4

Saves	0	4

Blown Saves	0	3

Holds	6	9

Hits Allowed	26	34

Earned Runs	11	13

Home Runs Allowed	5	4

Strikeouts	47	27

Walks	25	21

ERA	2.30	3.86

WHIP	1.19	1.81

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Yuki Matsui RP - SD	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
2026 Projections


Games Played	20	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	16.8	6.2

Wins	1	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	4	1

Hits Allowed	14	6

Earned Runs	8	3

Home Runs Allowed	2	1

Strikeouts	17	6

Walks	8	3

ERA	4.18	4.58

WHIP	1.38	1.56

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Yuki Matsui RP - SD	Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
News
	The Padres activated Yuki Matsui from the injured list. Ari Koslow Tue, May 5th	Richard Lovelady has been able to progress to playing catch. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Matsui missed the entire Cactus League slate due to a groin strain and has been working his way back on a rehab assignment at Triple-A El Paso. He has turned in two scoreless appearances there. Bruno Mulé Wed, Apr 8th	Nationals left-hander Richard Lovelady (triceps) is throwing out to 60 feet. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jul 9th
	The Padres placed LHP Yuki Matsui on the 15-day injured list with a left groin strain. Ari Koslow Wed, Mar 25th	Richard Lovelady (triceps) was placed on the IL ahead of Monday's game. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Jun 29th
	Matsui suffered a groin injury during a live batting practice session in February and hasn't appeared in a game this spring. He resumed throwing off a mound in early March and is slated to face live hitters again within the next several days. Bruno Mulé Sat, Mar 21st	Richard Lovelady will open for the Nationals on Tuesday against the Marlins. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 2nd
	Matsui (groin) has received clearance to throw off a mound and took part in defensive drills on Monday. Opening Day availability remains uncertain. Bruno Mulé Tue, Mar 10th	Richard Lovelady pitched one scoreless inning, registering one strikeout and his fourth save of the season in the Nationals win over the Braves. Jesse Garcia Sat, May 23rd
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Yuki Matsui RP - SD			Richard Lovelady SP,RP - WSH
Thu, Mar 26th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (7-5)	#2	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#38
Sat, Mar 28th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#95	@ CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)
Sun, Mar 29th				@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Mon, Mar 30th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62	@ PHI	Taijuan Walker (1-4)
Tue, Mar 31st	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#213
Wed, Apr 1st	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#189	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (13-2)	#27	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77
Sat, Apr 4th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#165	vs LAD	Tyler Glasnow (3-0)	#60
Sun, Apr 5th	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#96
Mon, Apr 6th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#102	vs STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111
Tue, Apr 7th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118
Wed, Apr 8th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#124	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98
Fri, Apr 10th	vs COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434	@ MIL	Aaron Ashby
Sat, Apr 11th	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#431	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#44
Sun, Apr 12th	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#320	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Apr 13th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-9)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (7-8)	#12	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#124
Wed, Apr 15th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#76	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (4-3)	#104
Thu, Apr 16th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Fri, Apr 17th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (9-6)	#46	vs SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16
Sat, Apr 18th	@ LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-3)	#125	vs SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#189
Sun, Apr 19th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (7-7)	#261	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97
Mon, Apr 20th				vs ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Tue, Apr 21st	@ COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#237	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#112
Wed, Apr 22nd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (11-4)	#434	vs ATL	Didier Fuentes (4-1)	#148
Thu, Apr 23rd	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (4-5)	#431	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#288
Fri, Apr 24th				@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#150
Sat, Apr 25th	@ ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#232	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190
Sun, Apr 26th	@ ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#198	@ CWS	Bryan Hudson (3-4)	#150
Tue, Apr 28th	vs CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-4)	#80	@ NYM	Clay Holmes (4-4)	#89
Wed, Apr 29th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)	#145	@ NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#88
Thu, Apr 30th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (5-9)	#50
Fri, May 1st	vs CWS	Noah Schultz (3-8)	#190	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5
Sat, May 2nd	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-5)	#66	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#44
Sun, May 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (8-5)	#179	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#39
Tue, May 5th	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-4)	#49
Wed, May 6th	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#189	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-3)	#84
Thu, May 7th	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-8)	#118	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (1-7)
Fri, May 8th	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (4-9)	#98	@ MIA	Robby Snelling (0-1)
Sat, May 9th	vs STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119
Sun, May 10th	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Tue, May 12th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#151	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#152
Wed, May 13th	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (11-5)	#5	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-2)	#115
Thu, May 14th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (8-2)	#44	@ CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26
Fri, May 15th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#76	vs BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63
Sat, May 16th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (8-6)	#9	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (4-4)	#135
Sun, May 17th	@ SEA	George Kirby (8-9)	#19	vs BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Mon, May 18th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45
Tue, May 19th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34
Wed, May 20th	vs LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs NYM	Zac Thornton (2-2)	#158
Thu, May 21st				vs NYM	David Peterson (6-7)	#88
Fri, May 22nd	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-11)	#241	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Sat, May 23rd	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#180
Sun, May 24th	vs ATH	Luis Medina (2-3)	#205	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204
Mon, May 25th	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#10	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (4-11)	#51
Tue, May 26th	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (8-6)	#85
Wed, May 27th	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (11-6)	#24
Fri, May 29th	@ WSH	Paxton Schultz		vs SD	Lucas Giolito (2-3)	#306
Sat, May 30th	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (12-3)	#53	vs SD	Michael King (6-8)	#57
Sun, May 31st	@ WSH	Zack Littell (7-8)	#191	vs SD	Griffin Canning (3-9)	#167
Mon, Jun 1st				vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (12-6)	#58
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55	vs MIA	Lake Bachar (1-2)	#216
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)	#86
Fri, Jun 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (3-3)	#45	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#130
Sat, Jun 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (7-7)	#34	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Sun, Jun 7th	vs NYM	Huascar Brazoban (5-2)	#182	@ ARI	Michael Soroka (8-3)	#69
Mon, Jun 8th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#109	@ SF	Logan Webb (7-7)	#16
Tue, Jun 9th	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26	@ SF	Adrian Houser (2-7)	#189
Wed, Jun 10th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#152	@ SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97
Fri, Jun 12th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (4-10)	#63	vs SEA	Bryce Miller (4-5)	#33
Sat, Jun 13th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#286	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (3-9)	#61
Sun, Jun 14th	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (6-5)	#76
Mon, Jun 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (5-7)	#56	vs KC	Mitch Spence (0-2)	#309
Tue, Jun 16th	@ STL	Andre Pallante (11-6)	#111	vs KC	Michael Wacha (5-8)	#72
Wed, Jun 17th	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (7-4)	#123	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)	#305
Fri, Jun 19th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (7-7)	#11	@ TB	Griffin Jax (6-9)	#48
Sat, Jun 20th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (6-9)	#36	@ TB	Ian Seymour (8-3)	#93
Sun, Jun 21st	@ TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#20	@ TB	Nick Martinez (10-3)	#99
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#180	vs PHI	Tim Mayza (3-3)	#173
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#288	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#10
Wed, Jun 24th	vs ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55
Thu, Jun 25th				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Fri, Jun 26th	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#96	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (6-7)	#70
Sat, Jun 27th	vs LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13	@ BAL	Brandon Young (8-2)	#132
Sun, Jun 28th	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-10)	#43
Mon, Jun 29th	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (4-3)	#22
Tue, Jun 30th	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#38	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#165
Wed, Jul 1st	@ CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#169	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (6-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)	#124
Sat, Jul 4th	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-7)	#13	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (11-4)	#31
Sun, Jul 5th	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#77	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (4-8)	#102
Mon, Jul 6th	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#90	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#221
Tue, Jul 7th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#232	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#142
Wed, Jul 8th	vs ARI			vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-5)	#278
Fri, Jul 10th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#91	vs NYY	Ryan Weathers (4-7)	#64
Sat, Jul 11th	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (10-6)	#15
Sun, Jul 12th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25	vs NYY	Will Warren (8-5)	#65
Fri, Jul 17th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (4-7)	#122	@ ATH	Gage Jump (4-7)	#83
Sat, Jul 18th	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (1-0)	#433	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (8-6)	#160
Sun, Jul 19th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (5-8)	#78	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#192
Mon, Jul 20th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (3-10)	#320
Tue, Jul 21st	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-3)	#112	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#240
Fri, Jul 24th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (0-2)	#224	vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127
Sat, Jul 25th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (5-8)	#41	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#195
Sun, Jul 26th	@ MIA	Janson Junk (5-6)	#119	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#267
Mon, Jul 27th				vs TOR	Max Scherzer (1-4)	#144
Tue, Jul 28th	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-10)	#432	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (3-2)	#91
Wed, Jul 29th	vs COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-3)	#240	vs TOR	Trey Yesavage (5-5)	#73
Thu, Jul 30th	vs SF	Robbie Ray (10-6)	#97	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (6-4)	#180
Fri, Jul 31st	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (2-2)	#176	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (7-6)	#139
Sat, Aug 1st	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (3-9)	#100	@ ATL	Martin Perez (7-6)	#204
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (7-10)	#62	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#288
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (6-1)	#90	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (3-9)	#55
Tue, Aug 4th	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (10-3)	#127	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (9-5)	#10
Wed, Aug 5th	@ ARI	Mitch Bratt (0-1)	#195	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (1-8)	#213
Thu, Aug 6th	@ ARI	Kohl Drake (0-0)	#267	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (14-4)	#4
Fri, Aug 7th	vs HOU	Ronel Blanco (0-1)	#128	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (5-7)	#109
Sat, Aug 8th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-5)	#116	vs CIN	Chase Burns (13-1)	#26
Sun, Aug 9th	vs HOU	Cristian Javier (1-2)	#172	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-10)	#152
Tue, Aug 11th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#71	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (7-9)	#28
Wed, Aug 12th	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (6-4)	#71	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Thu, Aug 13th				vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (5-10)	#25
Fri, Aug 14th	@ CLE			@ NYM
Sat, Aug 15th	@ CLE			@ NYM
Sun, Aug 16th	@ CLE			@ NYM
Tue, Aug 18th	@ NYM			@ TEX
Wed, Aug 19th	@ NYM			@ TEX
Thu, Aug 20th				@ TEX
Fri, Aug 21st	vs MIN			@ MIA
Sat, Aug 22nd	vs MIN			@ MIA
Sun, Aug 23rd	vs MIN			@ MIA
Mon, Aug 24th	vs PIT			vs COL
Tue, Aug 25th	vs PIT			vs COL
Wed, Aug 26th	vs PIT			vs COL
Thu, Aug 27th				vs COL
Fri, Aug 28th	@ TB			vs MIA
Sat, Aug 29th	@ TB			vs MIA
Sun, Aug 30th	@ TB			vs MIA
Mon, Aug 31st	@ CIN			vs MIA
Tue, Sep 1st	@ CIN			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 2nd	@ CIN			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 4th	vs NYY			@ LAD
Sat, Sep 5th	vs NYY			@ LAD
Sun, Sep 6th	vs NYY			@ LAD
Mon, Sep 7th	vs WSH			@ SD
Tue, Sep 8th	vs WSH			@ SD
Wed, Sep 9th	vs WSH			@ SD
Fri, Sep 11th	@ SF			vs LAA
Sat, Sep 12th	@ SF			vs LAA
Sun, Sep 13th	@ SF			vs LAA
Tue, Sep 15th	@ COL			vs PHI
Wed, Sep 16th	@ COL			vs PHI
Fri, Sep 18th	vs MIA			@ STL
Sat, Sep 19th	vs MIA			@ STL
Sun, Sep 20th	vs MIA			@ STL
Mon, Sep 21st				@ DET
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ LAD			@ DET
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ LAD			@ DET
Fri, Sep 25th	vs ARI			vs NYM
Sat, Sep 26th	vs ARI			vs NYM
Sun, Sep 27th	vs ARI			vs NYM
Fri, Mar 27th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (6-7)	#32
Thu, Apr 9th	vs COL	Jimmy Herget (0-4)	#237
Mon, Apr 27th	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (7-1)	#38
Mon, May 4th	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Thu, Jun 4th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (10-2)	#6
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#96
Thu, Jul 9th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (8-9)	#130
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ ATL	Chris Sale (12-6)	#7
Mon, Aug 10th	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (5-1)	#39
Mon, Aug 17th	@ NYM
Mon, Sep 14th	@ COL
Thu, Sep 17th	@ COL
Thu, Sep 24th	@ LAD

Who Should I Trade?

Richard Lovelady for Yuki Matsui (2026)

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