Who Should I Trade?

Scott Alexander for Steven Matz (2026)

Summary
Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

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

Rest of Season	# 178	‐
VBR	# 527	‐

Projections

Strikeouts	2	‐
Wins	0	‐
Saves	0	‐
ERA	4.40	‐
WHIP	1.32	‐

Misc

Injury Alert	-	MiLB

Expert Ranks

Scott Pianowski Yahoo! Sports	# 200	‐

Mike Maher BettingPros	# 191	‐

Kelly Kirby FantasyPros	# 240	‐

Kevin Spinelli KevScores	# 196	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Statistics
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Scott Alexander RP - KC
2026 Stats


Games Played	35	‐

Games Started	11	‐

Innings Pitched	79.1	‐

Wins	5	‐

Losses	6	‐

Saves	1	‐

Blown Saves	1	‐

Holds	1	‐

Hits Allowed	74	‐

Earned Runs	49	‐

Home Runs Allowed	15	‐

Strikeouts	60	‐

Walks	25	‐

ERA	5.56	‐

WHIP	1.25	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Projections
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Scott Alexander RP - KC
2026 Projections


Games Played	3	‐

Games Started	0	‐

Innings Pitched	2.9	‐

Wins	0	‐

Losses	0	‐

Saves	0	‐

Blown Saves	0	‐

Holds	0	‐

Hits Allowed	3	‐

Earned Runs	1	‐

Home Runs Allowed	0	‐

Strikeouts	2	‐

Walks	1	‐

ERA	4.40	‐

WHIP	1.32	‐

Who Should I Trade? Player Notes
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB	Scott Alexander RP - KC
News
	The Rays activated Steven Matz from the injured list. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Steven Matz threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Durham on Thursday. Ari Koslow Sat, Jul 25th
	Steven Matz is scheduled to begin a rehab assignment on Thursday. Ari Koslow Mon, Jul 6th
	The Tampa Bay Rays placed Steven Matz on the 15-day injured list with a left ankle sprain. Nicholas Rodriguez Fri, Jun 26th
	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
There are no recent notes for these players

Who Should I Trade? Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Steven Matz SP,RP - TB			Scott Alexander RP - KC
Fri, Mar 27th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (14-9)	#2
Sat, Mar 28th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (10-5)	#148
Mon, Mar 30th	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)
Wed, Apr 1st	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (15-5)	#12	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Thu, Apr 2nd				vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Sat, Apr 4th	@ MIN	Mick Abel (1-2)		vs MIL	Logan Henderson (11-3)	#28
Sun, Apr 5th	@ MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-5)	#66
Mon, Apr 6th	vs CHC	Jameson Taillon (2-6)		@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Tue, Apr 7th	vs CHC	Javier Assad (6-1)	#206	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Wed, Apr 8th	vs CHC	Colin Rea (8-8)	#278	@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58
Thu, Apr 9th				vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Fri, Apr 10th	vs NYY	Luis Gil (1-2)	#166	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Sat, Apr 11th	vs NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252
Sun, Apr 12th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14	vs CWS	Grant Taylor (7-3)	#41
Tue, Apr 14th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Wed, Apr 15th	@ CWS	Sean Burke (10-7)	#101	@ DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93
Thu, Apr 16th	@ CWS	Jordan Leasure		@ DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Fri, Apr 17th	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Sat, Apr 18th	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9	@ NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Sun, Apr 19th	@ PIT	Mitch Keller (6-8)		@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171
Mon, Apr 20th	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-12)	#293	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Tue, Apr 21st	vs CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)		vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs CIN	Brandon Williamson (5-4)	#292	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95
Fri, Apr 24th	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (1-6)	#79
Sat, Apr 25th	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113
Sun, Apr 26th	vs MIN	Simeon Woods Richardson (2-7)		vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Tue, Apr 28th	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#152
Wed, Apr 29th	@ CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17	@ ATH	Luis Severino (2-6)
Thu, Apr 30th				@ ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Fri, May 1st	vs SF	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3
Sat, May 2nd	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174
Sun, May 3rd	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53	@ SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161
Mon, May 4th	vs TOR	Eric Lauer (8-7)		vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Tue, May 5th	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Wed, May 6th	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58
Thu, May 7th	@ BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103	vs CLE	Slade Cecconi (5-7)	#230
Fri, May 8th	@ BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72	vs DET	Keider Montero (10-9)	#107
Sat, May 9th				vs DET	Burch Smith
Sun, May 10th	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs DET	Brenan Hanifee
Tue, May 12th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252
Wed, May 13th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (4-9)	#191
Thu, May 14th				@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Fri, May 15th	vs MIA	Janson Junk (6-9)	#77	@ STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Sat, May 16th	vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-5)	#64
Sun, May 17th	vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55	@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-8)	#94
Mon, May 18th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Tue, May 19th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Wed, May 20th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Fri, May 22nd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4
Sat, May 23rd				vs SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15
Sun, May 24th	@ NYY	Ryan Weathers (5-8)	#171	vs SEA	Bryan Woo (12-10)	#3
Mon, May 25th	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89
Tue, May 26th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14
Wed, May 27th	@ BAL	Trey Gibson (2-3)	#250	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25
Fri, May 29th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (9-11)	#113	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Sat, May 30th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#78
Sun, May 31st	vs LAA	Jack Kochanowicz (2-5)		@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)
Mon, Jun 1st	vs DET	Ty Madden	#237	@ CIN	Lyon Richardson
Tue, Jun 2nd	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#93	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-11)	#131
Wed, Jun 3rd	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ CIN	Chase Burns (15-3)
Thu, Jun 4th				@ MIN	Andrew Morris (4-8)	#246
Fri, Jun 5th	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-5)	#106	@ MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-11)	#140
Sat, Jun 6th	@ MIA	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#146	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Sun, Jun 7th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (6-7)	#59
Tue, Jun 9th	vs BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30	vs TEX	Nathan Eovaldi (11-10)	#65
Wed, Jun 10th	vs BOS	Jake Bennett (9-7)	#103	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27
Thu, Jun 11th				vs TEX	Kumar Rocker (6-11)	#78
Fri, Jun 12th	@ LAA	Sam Aldegheri (3-4)	#313	vs HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#179
Sat, Jun 13th	@ LAA	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	vs HOU	Mike Burrows (4-9)	#225
Sun, Jun 14th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Mon, Jun 15th	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)		@ WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124
Tue, Jun 16th	@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (12-5)	#51	@ WSH	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Wed, Jun 17th	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#8	@ WSH	Zack Littell (8-8)	#214
Thu, Jun 18th				vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Fri, Jun 19th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		vs STL	Michael McGreevy (7-9)	#117
Sun, Jun 21st	vs WSH	Andrew Alvarez (2-6)	#124	vs STL	Dustin May (7-9)	#42
Mon, Jun 22nd	vs KC	Michael Wacha (9-9)	#97	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (16-5)	#18
Tue, Jun 23rd	vs KC	Luinder Avila (5-4)		@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Wed, Jun 24th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	@ TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Thu, Jun 25th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218	@ TB	Casey Legumina (2-2)	#264
Fri, Jun 26th	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122	@ CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#135
Sat, Jun 27th	vs ARI			@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-7)	#96
Sun, Jun 28th	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (10-14)	#182	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Tue, Jun 30th	@ KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#81	vs TB	Griffin Jax (8-10)	#40
Wed, Jul 1st	@ KC	Seth Lugo (7-9)	#218	vs TB	Shane McClanahan (10-7)
Thu, Jul 2nd	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs TB	Ian Seymour (9-7)	#57
Sat, Jul 4th	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (14-5)
Sun, Jul 5th	@ HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (7-11)	#52
Mon, Jul 6th	vs NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14	vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11
Tue, Jul 7th	vs NYY	Will Warren (10-6)	#89	@ NYM	Cionel Perez
Wed, Jul 8th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25	@ NYM	Christian Scott (4-5)	#29
Thu, Jul 9th	vs NYY	Paul Blackburn (7-3)	#220	@ NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54
Fri, Jul 10th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-11)	#161	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92
Sat, Jul 11th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	@ BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)
Sun, Jul 12th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63
Fri, Jul 17th	@ BOS	Eduardo Rivera (0-1)		vs SD	Michael King (12-10)	#43
Sat, Jul 18th	@ BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#203
Sun, Jul 19th	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32	vs SD	German Marquez (4-2)
Mon, Jul 20th	@ TOR	Dylan Cease (11-6)	#128	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jul 21st	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21	vs SF	Tyler Mahle (7-10)	#53
Wed, Jul 22nd	@ TOR	Braydon Fisher (3-4)	#195	vs SF	Landen Roupp (9-14)	#102
Thu, Jul 23rd	@ TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Fri, Jul 24th	vs CLE	Joey Cantillo (11-9)	#58	@ DET	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Sat, Jul 25th	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71	@ DET	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38
Sun, Jul 26th	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Tue, Jul 28th	vs TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		@ MIN	Taj Bradley (12-6)	#88
Wed, Jul 29th	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27	@ MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Thu, Jul 30th	vs TEX	Cole Winn		@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Fri, Jul 31st	vs CWS	Erick Fedde (8-9)	#252	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336
Sat, Aug 1st	vs CWS	Jordan Hicks (3-2)	#189	@ COL	Ryan Feltner (6-10)	#342
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83	@ COL	Kyle Freeland (4-11)	#248
Tue, Aug 4th	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-8)	#192	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-10)	#36
Wed, Aug 5th	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-11)	#336	vs MIN	Dean Kremer (4-5)	#87
Thu, Aug 6th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Fri, Aug 7th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (12-11)	#4	vs CHC	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Sat, Aug 8th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-11)	#15	vs CHC	Clay Holmes (6-8)	#82
Sun, Aug 9th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#174	vs CHC	Matthew Boyd (10-5)	#50
Mon, Aug 10th	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (6-5)	#267	@ LAD	Tarik Skubal (11-7)	#1
Tue, Aug 11th	@ ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#339	@ LAD	Blake Snell (4-1)	#23
Wed, Aug 12th	@ ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126	@ LAD	Eric Lauer (8-7)
Fri, Aug 14th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (9-5)	#95	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (5-8)	#123
Sat, Aug 15th	vs BAL	Kyle Bradish (7-14)		@ LAA	Reid Detmers (6-8)	#34
Sun, Aug 16th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	@ LAA	Ryan Johnson (5-9)	#158
Mon, Aug 17th	vs BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	vs ATH	Mason Barnett (1-4)	#339
Tue, Aug 18th	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (12-8)	#19	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#213
Wed, Aug 19th	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324
Thu, Aug 20th	vs TOR	Shane Bieber (5-2)		vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-11)
Fri, Aug 21st	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (10-11)	#39	vs DET	Troy Melton (8-5)
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-5)	#92	vs DET	Drew Anderson (5-7)	#62
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ BAL	Shane Baz (6-15)	#63	vs DET	Jacob Waguespack
Tue, Aug 25th	@ DET	Jackson Jobe (2-3)	#154	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147
Wed, Aug 26th	@ DET	Troy Melton (8-5)		@ TOR	Spencer Miles (6-2)	#67
Thu, Aug 27th				@ TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Fri, Aug 28th	vs SD	Casey Mize (6-9)	#38	@ CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Sat, Aug 29th	vs SD	Walker Buehler (9-6)	#139	@ CLE	Foster Griffin (15-6)	#37
Sun, Aug 30th	vs SD	Robbie Ray (13-8)	#127	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Tue, Sep 1st	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (6-7)	#54	vs MIA	Tyler Phillips (5-6)	#136
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs NYM	Justin Hagenman		vs MIA	Eury Perez (7-11)	#55
Thu, Sep 3rd	@ TEX	Cal Quantrill (9-5)		vs MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-11)	#91
Fri, Sep 4th	@ TEX	Trevor Williams (2-0)	#209	vs TOR	Jameson Taillon (2-6)
Sat, Sep 5th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (11-10)	#5	vs TOR	Max Scherzer (3-9)	#147
Sun, Sep 6th	@ TEX	MacKenzie Gore (8-11)	#27	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Mon, Sep 7th				vs ARI	Derek Law
Tue, Sep 8th	@ ATL	AJ Smith-Shawver (0-3)	#134	vs ARI	Corbin Burnes (0-0)	#47
Wed, Sep 9th	@ ATL	Reynaldo Lopez (4-5)		vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#122
Fri, Sep 11th	vs HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#175	@ BOS	Sonny Gray (18-5)	#32
Sat, Sep 12th	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-10)	#151	@ BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44
Sun, Sep 13th	vs HOU	Hayden Wesneski (5-2)	#68	@ BOS	Payton Tolle (9-6)	#30
Tue, Sep 15th	vs ATH	Jack Perkins (3-12)	#126	@ HOU	Hunter Brown (6-3)	#20
Wed, Sep 16th	vs ATH	Brady Basso (1-3)	#213	@ HOU	Cristian Javier (2-6)	#169
Thu, Sep 17th	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (4-14)	#324	@ HOU	Miguel Ullola (2-0)	#175
Fri, Sep 18th	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (8-5)	#44	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (10-11)	#9
Sat, Sep 19th	vs BOS	Brayan Bello (6-7)	#109	@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (8-9)	#75
Sun, Sep 20th	vs BOS	Patrick Sandoval (1-7)	#80	@ PIT	Lake Bachar (1-4)	#146
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ NYY	Max Fried (5-5)	#13	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-9)	#83
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (10-9)	#25	vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (5-4)	#221
Thu, Sep 24th	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (14-6)	#14	vs CWS	David Sandlin (3-2)	#135
Fri, Sep 25th	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (18-6)	#11	vs CLE	Gavin Williams (14-8)	#17
Sat, Sep 26th	@ PHI	Jose Urquidy	#121	vs CLE	Tanner Bibee (6-15)	#71
Sun, Sep 27th	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (13-5)	#7	vs CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Thu, Mar 26th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (6-14)	#90
Tue, Mar 31st	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Fri, Apr 3rd	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-6)	#110
Mon, Apr 27th	@ CLE	Parker Messick (12-9)	#35
Mon, May 11th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (9-12)	#21
Mon, Jun 8th	vs BOS	Connelly Early (7-5)	#72
Sat, Jun 20th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (13-5)	#48
Fri, Jul 3rd	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (9-9)	#254
Mon, Aug 3rd	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-13)
Mon, Aug 24th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (10-12)	#74
Mon, Aug 31st	vs NYM	Robert Stock (1-3)
Thu, Sep 10th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (9-9)	#119

Who Should I Trade?

Scott Alexander for Steven Matz (2026)

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