MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
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Portrait of Justin Slaten
Justin Slaten
BOS · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Justin Slaten.

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

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

Justin Slaten wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Brandon Pfaadt wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
93.2
Justin Slaten
96.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
10.3%
Justin Slaten
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
16.0%
Justin Slaten
28.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
31.9%
Justin Slaten
33.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
34.0%
Justin Slaten
36.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
7.5%
Justin Slaten
4.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
.300
Justin Slaten
.266
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
Brandon Pfaadt
2.806.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
3.74
Justin Slaten
2.806.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
1.171.48
now 1.41
1.27
Justin Slaten
1.171.48
now 1.30
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
4040
now 30
7
Justin Slaten
4040
now 14
5
Winshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.000.480
now 0
00
Justin Slaten
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBrandon Pfaadt — buy.conf 0.70
Buy LowJustin Slaten — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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