MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 6, 2026
Cade Povich
BAL · P
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Matt Waldron
TOR · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Cade Povich wins 1 (W); Matt Waldron wins 1 (K); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cade Povich
91.9
Matt Waldron
92.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cade Povich
12.2%
Matt Waldron
8.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cade Povich
18.1%
Matt Waldron
19.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cade Povich
31.7%
Matt Waldron
30.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cade Povich
44.2%
Matt Waldron
40.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cade Povich
7.8%
Matt Waldron
6.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cade Povich
.333
Matt Waldron
.306
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Cade Povich
2.338.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.12
4.10
Matt Waldron
2.338.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.49
4.09
WHIPlower is better
Cade Povich
1.141.87
now 1.34
1.30
Matt Waldron
1.141.87
now 1.71
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cade Povich
4038.60
now 12
24
Matt Waldron
4038.60
now 22
31
Winshigher is better
Cade Povich
.5202.48
now 1
12
Matt Waldron
.5202.48
now 1
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCade Povich — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeMatt Waldron — hold.conf 0.50
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