Who Should I Trade?

Ryne Stanek for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 178	# 354
VBR	# 636	# 609

Projections

Strikeouts	5	6
Wins	0	0
Saves	0	0
ERA	4.27	4.31
WHIP	1.32	1.34

Misc

Injury Alert	-	-

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 200	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 191	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 240	# 323

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 196	# 401

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
2026 Stats


Games Played	30	65

Games Started	11	0

Innings Pitched	74.0	58.0

Wins	5	2

Losses	5	2

Saves	1	2

Blown Saves	1	4

Holds	1	25

Hits Allowed	69	51

Earned Runs	47	28

Home Runs Allowed	14	9

Strikeouts	54	61

Walks	24	29

ERA	5.72	4.34

WHIP	1.26	1.38

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
2026 Projections


Games Played	6	7

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	6.5	5.5

Wins	0	0

Losses	0	0

Saves	0	0

Blown Saves	0	0

Holds	1	1

Hits Allowed	6	5

Earned Runs	3	3

Home Runs Allowed	1	1

Strikeouts	5	6

Walks	2	3

ERA	4.27	4.31

WHIP	1.32	1.34

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Ryne Stanek RP - STL
News
	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Ryne Stanek struck out two batters over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Friday's 4-1 win over the Pirates. Chase Davis Sat, Aug 29th
	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th	Ryne Stanek left Tuesday's game early against the Brewers with an apparent injury. Ari Koslow Tue, Jul 7th
	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th	The Cardinals activated Ryne Stanek from the paternity list. Ari Koslow Fri, Jul 3rd
	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th	The Cardinals placed RHP Ryne Stanek on the paternity list. Ari Koslow Tue, Jun 30th
	The Rays have placed left-hander Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Brenton Kemp Thu, Jun 25th	Ryne Stanek allowed three earned runs on three hits while striking out one batter to take the loss against the Twins. Chase Davis Sat, Jun 13th
Notes
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Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB			Ryne Stanek RP - STL
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-14)	#88	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#16
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (6-9)	#96	vs TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#293
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#52	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-5)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58	vs NYM	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)		vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#107
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#117
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#281
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#185	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#192	@ WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#367	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#227
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#18	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#135
Mon, Apr 13th				vs CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#375	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (4-7)	#177
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4	@ HOU	Lance McCullers Jr. (2-3)
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#266
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#191	@ MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30	@ MIA	Chris Paddack (0-7)
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (3-4)	#402	@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39	vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-5)	#85	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (11-9)	#14
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#169
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	@ PIT	Mason Montgomery (6-3)	#93
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (13-7)	#19	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (7-9)	#114
Thu, Apr 30th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#4
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	vs LAD	Emmet Sheehan (5-8)	#97
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94	vs LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#89
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (5-10)	#55	vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#171
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#305	vs MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#170
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#238
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	@ SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#227	@ SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#175
Sat, May 9th				@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#174
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#162
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#323
Thu, May 14th				@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#100	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#45	vs KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	vs PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#98
Thu, May 21st				vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Sat, May 23rd				@ CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#386
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#5
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (1-3)	#362	@ MIL	Chad Patrick (8-4)	#170
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#151	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25	vs CHC	Ben Brown (4-2)
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		vs CHC	Jordan Wicks (0-2)	#258
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#324	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#83	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (10-9)	#148
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129	vs CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#159
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#218	vs CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-4)	#105
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-10)	#75	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#191
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (8-11)	#54
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#81	@ NYM	Austin Warren
Thu, Jun 11th				@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#46
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#348	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-9)	#21
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (4-7)	#69
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-7)	#91	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (11-6)	#39
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#305	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#219
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#171	vs SD	Michael King (10-9)	#59
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#2	vs SD	Bradgley Rodriguez (3-3)	#138
Thu, Jun 18th				@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#119	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-8)	#72	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#140
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		vs ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#316
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#128	vs MIA	Max Meyer (9-1)
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			vs MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#129
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#140	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#147
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#66	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#155
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		@ ATL	Hurston Waldrep (0-1)
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-9)	#145	@ CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (5-3)	#22	@ CHC	Shota Imanaga (10-10)	#29
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	@ CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#185
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17	vs MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#77
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#78
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-4)	#58
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#223	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (10-3)	#23
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#115	vs ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#3
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	vs ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#169	vs ATL	Danny Young
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-13)	#140
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (17-5)	#36	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (15-5)	#121
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (9-10)	#151
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#220	@ LAA	Reid Detmers (5-8)	#25
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#213	vs ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-2)	#106
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-9)	#60	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#191
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (5-15)	#71	vs CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (11-9)	#31	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Mon, Jul 27th				vs CHC	David Peterson (7-8)	#113
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#153	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#192
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#185
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#388	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (10-5)	#9
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (2-2)	#186	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (13-6)	#17
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-7)	#239	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#198
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-9)	#400	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#65
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-9)	#15	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#398
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#33	vs COL	Kyle Freeland (4-10)	#396
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#169	vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-12)	#108
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-4)	#146	vs PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#395	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133	vs PHI	Zack Wheeler (12-5)	#13
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131	@ CHC	Clay Holmes (6-7)	#67
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64	@ CHC	Matthew Boyd (8-4)	#56
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	@ CHC	Edward Cabrera (5-5)	#161
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-10)	#191
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-7)	#37	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#125
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (2-8)	#109	@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)	#30
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)	#213	@ CIN	Brady Singer (6-13)	#159
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)	#10
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-4)	#118	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-9)	#123
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (17-5)	#6
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (1-2)	#139	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (7-5)	#131
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-4)	#62	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-13)	#64
Thu, Aug 27th				vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-9)	#47	vs PIT	Jared Jones (4-6)	#34
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#162	vs PIT	Lake Bachar (1-3)	#218
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (12-8)	#126	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-6)	#61
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (5-7)	#74	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)	#305
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (13-8)	#8
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (8-5)	#153	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (9-7)	#1
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (1-0)	#232	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-10)	#398
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (10-9)	#7	@ COL	Mason Adams (0-0)	#390
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#43	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#256
Mon, Sep 7th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#27
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-2)	#101	@ SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-4)	#82	@ SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#160
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (0-0)	#197	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#122
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-8)	#120	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-4)	#164
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-1)	#87	vs CWS	Sean Burke (8-7)	#84
Mon, Sep 14th				vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-13)	#94
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-11)	#133	vs SF	Blade Tidwell (0-2)	#160
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-2)	#209	vs SF	Anthony Molina
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (6-4)	#40	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#24	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-9)	#141
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-5)	#104	vs WSH	Connelly Early (7-5)	#227
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY			@ PIT
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY			@ PIT
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY			@ PIT
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI			@ MIL
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI			@ MIL
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI			@ MIL
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#26
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-9)	#44
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (8-8)	#20
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#198
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#227
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#38
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-8)	#136
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-10)	#48
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)	#346
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-9)	#155
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-13)	#180

Who Should I Trade?

Ryne Stanek for Steven Matz (2026)

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