MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Young
Brandon Young
BAL · P
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Portrait of Steven Matz
Steven Matz
TB · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Steven Matz.

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

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

Steven Matz wins 3 categories (K, WHIP, W); Brandon Young wins 1 (ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Young
94.3
Steven Matz
93.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
11.7%
Steven Matz
10.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
19.4%
Steven Matz
18.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Young
33.8%
Steven Matz
27.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
40.9%
Steven Matz
35.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
6.4%
Steven Matz
12.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Young
.319
Steven Matz
.351
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 Young
2.745.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.35
4.21
Steven Matz
2.745.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.67
4.88
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Young
1.171.44
now 1.37
1.36
Steven Matz
1.171.44
now 1.24
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Young
4040.60
now 33
27
Steven Matz
4040.60
now 35
30
Winshigher is better
Brandon Young
1.204.80
now 3
23
Steven Matz
1.204.80
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellBrandon Young — hold.conf 0.60
SellSteven Matz — sell.conf 0.90
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