MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 12, 2026
Portrait of Ethan Roberts
Ethan Roberts
CHC · P
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Portrait of Sam Hentges
Sam Hentges
SF · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Sam Hentges.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts. Ethan Roberts’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

Sam Hentges wins 1 categories (K); Ethan Roberts wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Ethan Roberts
93.6
Sam Hentges
93.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Ethan Roberts
9.8%
Sam Hentges
12.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Ethan Roberts
15.5%
Sam Hentges
25.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Ethan Roberts
25.1%
Sam Hentges
29.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Ethan Roberts
44.7%
Sam Hentges
29.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Ethan Roberts
3.9%
Sam Hentges
4.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Ethan Roberts
.342
Sam Hentges
.317
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
Ethan Roberts
24.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.69
3.70
Sam Hentges
24.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.17
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Ethan Roberts
.9001.80
now 1.00
1.24
Sam Hentges
.9001.80
now 1.57
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Ethan Roberts
4027.60
now 12
21
Sam Hentges
4027.60
now 9
22
Winshigher is better
Ethan Roberts
.000.480
now 0
00
Sam Hentges
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEthan Roberts — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.85
Hold · wait & seeSam Hentges — hold.conf 0.50
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