MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 2026
Portrait of Andrew Alvarez
Andrew Alvarez
WSH · P
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Portrait of Steven Okert
Steven Okert
HOU · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Andrew Alvarez.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, wins, and saves. Steven Okert’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

Andrew Alvarez wins 3 categories (K, W, SV); Steven Okert wins 2 (ERA, WHIP).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Andrew Alvarez
92.4
Steven Okert
91.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andrew Alvarez
12.0%
Steven Okert
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andrew Alvarez
23.6%
Steven Okert
27.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andrew Alvarez
30.9%
Steven Okert
29.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andrew Alvarez
44.4%
Steven Okert
29.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andrew Alvarez
6.0%
Steven Okert
4.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andrew Alvarez
.329
Steven Okert
.249
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 Alvarez
3.134.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.02
4.28
Steven Okert
3.134.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.46
3.64
WHIPlower is better
Andrew Alvarez
.9001.56
now 1.28
1.39
Steven Okert
.9001.56
now 0.96
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andrew Alvarez
4042.20
now 17
35
Steven Okert
4042.20
now 22
17
Winshigher is better
Andrew Alvarez
.0004.20
now 1
13
Steven Okert
.0004.20
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Andrew Alvarez
.0005.60
now 1
14
Steven Okert
.0005.60
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
SellAndrew Alvarez — sell.conf 0.70
Sell HighSteven Okert — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.70
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