MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 3, 2026
Portrait of Anthony Bender
Anthony Bender
MIA · P
Change to
Matt Strahm
KC · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Anthony Bender.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and saves.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Anthony Bender wins 2 categories (ERA, SV); Matt Strahm wins 1 (K); 2 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Anthony Bender
96.8
Matt Strahm
91.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
9.7%
Matt Strahm
11.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
29.3%
Matt Strahm
16.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
26.1%
Matt Strahm
29.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
33.3%
Matt Strahm
40.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
7.1%
Matt Strahm
8.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Bender
.254
Matt Strahm
.298
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
Anthony Bender
3.204.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.42
3.66
Matt Strahm
3.204.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.86
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Bender
.9001.43
now 0.93
1.24
Matt Strahm
.9001.43
now 1.29
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Bender
4042.20
now 25
26
Matt Strahm
4042.20
now 17
35
Winshigher is better
Anthony Bender
.5202.48
now 1
12
Matt Strahm
.5202.48
now 1
12
Saveshigher is better
Anthony Bender
.0003.40
now 1
02
Matt Strahm
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAnthony Bender — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeMatt Strahm — hold.conf 0.50
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