MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Caleb Thielbar
Caleb Thielbar
CHC · P
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Portrait of Didier Fuentes
Didier Fuentes
ATL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Didier Fuentes.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Didier Fuentes wins 2 categories (K, W); Caleb Thielbar wins 1 (SV); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Caleb Thielbar
93.3
Didier Fuentes
97.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Caleb Thielbar
15.1%
Didier Fuentes
14.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Caleb Thielbar
30.5%
Didier Fuentes
29.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Caleb Thielbar
38.7%
Didier Fuentes
31.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Caleb Thielbar
41.9%
Didier Fuentes
35.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Caleb Thielbar
14.0%
Didier Fuentes
5.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Caleb Thielbar
.321
Didier Fuentes
.278
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
Caleb Thielbar
2.414.07
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.84
3.70
Didier Fuentes
2.414.07
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.78
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Caleb Thielbar
11.44
now 1.34
1.24
Didier Fuentes
11.44
now 1.10
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Caleb Thielbar
4032.60
now 15
15
Didier Fuentes
4032.60
now 27
20
Winshigher is better
Caleb Thielbar
.0006.60
now 2
13
Didier Fuentes
.0006.60
now 4
25
Saveshigher is better
Caleb Thielbar
.0005.60
now 2
14
Didier Fuentes
.0005.60
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighCaleb Thielbar — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.70
Hold · wait & seeDidier Fuentes — hold.conf 0.50
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