MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Andrew Abbott
Andrew Abbott
CIN · P
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Portrait of Slade Cecconi
Slade Cecconi
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Slade Cecconi.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Andrew Abbott’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Slade Cecconi wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Andrew Abbott wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
92.5
Slade Cecconi
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
10.7%
Slade Cecconi
9.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
18.6%
Slade Cecconi
18.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
29.0%
Slade Cecconi
27.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
39.0%
Slade Cecconi
39.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
7.3%
Slade Cecconi
8.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
.334
Slade Cecconi
.333
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Andrew Abbott
3.535.74
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.02
4.51
Slade Cecconi
3.535.74
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.25
4.49
WHIPlower is better
Andrew Abbott
1.321.56
now 1.44
1.41
Slade Cecconi
1.321.56
now 1.49
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
4056.80
now 42
33
Slade Cecconi
4056.80
now 50
39
Winshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
.0005.20
now 4
24
Slade Cecconi
.0005.20
now 3
13

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighAndrew Abbott — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
SellSlade Cecconi — sell.conf 0.73
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