MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Carson Palmquist
WSH · P
Change to
Matt Waldron
TOR · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Matt Waldron.

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 n/a

Matt Waldron wins 2 categories (K, W); Carson Palmquist wins 0 (none); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
91.2
Matt Waldron
92.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
10.8%
Matt Waldron
8.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
19.2%
Matt Waldron
19.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
34.3%
Matt Waldron
30.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
23.1%
Matt Waldron
39.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
3.8%
Matt Waldron
6.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
.337
Matt Waldron
.302
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
Carson Palmquist
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.70
4.10
Matt Waldron
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.49
4.09
WHIPlower is better
Carson Palmquist
.9002.03
now 0.90
1.30
Matt Waldron
.9002.03
now 1.71
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Carson Palmquist
4039.40
now 3
20
Matt Waldron
4039.40
now 22
29
Winshigher is better
Carson Palmquist
.0002.80
now 0
00
Matt Waldron
.0002.80
now 1
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCarson Palmquist — hold.conf 0.55
Buy LowMatt Waldron — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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