MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 16, 2026
Portrait of Drew Pomeranz
Drew Pomeranz
CHC · P
Change to
Javier Assad
CHC · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Drew Pomeranz.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Javier Assad’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Drew Pomeranz wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Javier Assad wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Drew Pomeranz
92.2
Javier Assad
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Drew Pomeranz
9.6%
Javier Assad
5.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Drew Pomeranz
13.4%
Javier Assad
15.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Drew Pomeranz
26.3%
Javier Assad
22.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Drew Pomeranz
36.8%
Javier Assad
48.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Drew Pomeranz
8.4%
Javier Assad
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Drew Pomeranz
.342
Javier Assad
.336
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
Drew Pomeranz
2.747.07
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.11
3.70
Javier Assad
2.747.07
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.40
WHIPlower is better
Drew Pomeranz
1.041.95
now 1.75
1.24
Javier Assad
1.041.95
now 1.27
1.29

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Drew Pomeranz
4030.60
now 15
25
Javier Assad
4030.60
now 14
22
Winshigher is better
Drew Pomeranz
.0008.40
now 0
00
Javier Assad
.0008.40
now 3
26

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeDrew Pomeranz — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighJavier Assad — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.91
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