MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 9, 2026
Portrait of Ethan Roberts
Ethan Roberts
CHC · P
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Portrait of Trevor Richards
Trevor Richards
CWS · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Trevor Richards.

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

Trevor Richards 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
Trevor Richards
92.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Ethan Roberts
9.8%
Trevor Richards
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Ethan Roberts
15.5%
Trevor Richards
23.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Ethan Roberts
25.1%
Trevor Richards
28.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Ethan Roberts
44.7%
Trevor Richards
42.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Ethan Roberts
3.9%
Trevor Richards
7.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Ethan Roberts
.342
Trevor Richards
.305
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 Roberts
27.21
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.69
3.70
Trevor Richards
27.21
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Ethan Roberts
.9001.34
now 1.00
1.24
Trevor Richards
.9001.34
now 1.19
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Ethan Roberts
4028.60
now 12
22
Trevor Richards
4028.60
now 14
23
Winshigher is better
Ethan Roberts
.000.480
now 0
00
Trevor Richards
.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
Sell HighTrevor Richards — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.69
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