MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of Chris Sale
Chris Sale
ATL · P
Change to
Cristian Javier
HOU · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Chris Sale.

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

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

Chris Sale wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, W); Cristian Javier wins 0 (none); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chris Sale
96.1
Cristian Javier
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chris Sale
15.4%
Cristian Javier
14.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chris Sale
29.7%
Cristian Javier
20.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chris Sale
36.0%
Cristian Javier
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chris Sale
33.5%
Cristian Javier
39.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chris Sale
5.7%
Cristian Javier
11.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chris Sale
.277
Cristian Javier
.359
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
Chris Sale
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.01
3.18
Cristian Javier
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.54
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Chris Sale
.9002.55
now 0.94
1.13
Cristian Javier
.9002.55
now 2.36
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chris Sale
40110.40
now 80
59
Cristian Javier
40110.40
now 4
16
Winshigher is better
Chris Sale
.00011.20
now 8
48
Cristian Javier
.00011.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyChris Sale — buy.conf 0.88
Hold · wait & seeCristian Javier — hold.conf 0.55
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