MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Eduardo Rodriguez
Eduardo Rodriguez
AZ · P
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Portrait of Troy Melton
Troy Melton
DET · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Troy Melton.

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

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

Troy Melton wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Eduardo Rodriguez wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
92.0
Troy Melton
96.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
10.3%
Troy Melton
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
18.0%
Troy Melton
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
30.1%
Troy Melton
32.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
33.0%
Troy Melton
37.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
7.4%
Troy Melton
6.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
.320
Troy Melton
.297
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
Eduardo Rodriguez
25.38
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.24
4.25
Troy Melton
25.38
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.42
3.68
WHIPlower is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
.9001.47
now 1.19
1.32
Troy Melton
.9001.47
now 0.95
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
4071.60
now 52
10
Troy Melton
4071.60
now 4
3
Winshigher is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
.0006.60
now 5
11
Troy Melton
.0006.60
now 1
11

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEduardo Rodriguez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Sell HighTroy Melton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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