MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Portrait of Daniel Lynch IV
Daniel Lynch IV
KC · P
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Portrait of Justin Sterner
Justin Sterner
ATH · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Daniel Lynch IV.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Daniel Lynch IV wins 2 categories (K, SV); Justin Sterner wins 1 (W); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Daniel Lynch IV
94.9
Justin Sterner
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Daniel Lynch IV
13.6%
Justin Sterner
15.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Daniel Lynch IV
20.5%
Justin Sterner
21.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Daniel Lynch IV
30.8%
Justin Sterner
33.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Daniel Lynch IV
35.1%
Justin Sterner
45.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Daniel Lynch IV
6.1%
Justin Sterner
9.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Daniel Lynch IV
.285
Justin Sterner
.292
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
Daniel Lynch IV
24.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.93
3.69
Justin Sterner
24.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.54
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Daniel Lynch IV
.9001.34
now 0.99
1.24
Justin Sterner
.9001.34
now 1.11
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Daniel Lynch IV
4032.60
now 27
23
Justin Sterner
4032.60
now 26
21
Winshigher is better
Daniel Lynch IV
.0002.80
now 1
01
Justin Sterner
.0002.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Daniel Lynch IV
.0003.40
now 1
02
Justin Sterner
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighDaniel Lynch IV — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeJustin Sterner — hold.conf 0.50
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