MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Ethan Pecko
HOU · P
Change to
Portrait of Joey Cantillo
Joey Cantillo
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ethan Pecko.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Joey Cantillo’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Ethan Pecko wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Joey Cantillo wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Ethan Pecko
93.5
Joey Cantillo
92.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Ethan Pecko
10.2%
Joey Cantillo
13.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Ethan Pecko
14.3%
Joey Cantillo
24.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Ethan Pecko
28.2%
Joey Cantillo
27.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Ethan Pecko
43.6%
Joey Cantillo
39.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Ethan Pecko
10.9%
Joey Cantillo
8.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Ethan Pecko
.384
Joey Cantillo
.316
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
Ethan Pecko
3.035.45
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.91
4.10
Joey Cantillo
3.035.45
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.57
4.17
WHIPlower is better
Ethan Pecko
1.161.78
now 1.64
1.30
Joey Cantillo
1.161.78
now 1.40
1.46

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Ethan Pecko
4071.20
now 4
11
Joey Cantillo
4071.20
now 52
11
Winshigher is better
Ethan Pecko
.0005.60
now 0
00
Joey Cantillo
.0005.60
now 4
11

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEthan Pecko — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · steadyJoey Cantillo — hold.conf 0.60
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