MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 25, 2026
Portrait of Framber Valdez
Framber Valdez
DET · P
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Portrait of Steven Matz
Steven Matz
TB · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Framber Valdez.

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

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

Framber Valdez wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Steven Matz 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
Framber Valdez
95.4
Steven Matz
93.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
10.1%
Steven Matz
10.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
19.2%
Steven Matz
17.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
31.9%
Steven Matz
27.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Framber Valdez
42.7%
Steven Matz
36.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Framber Valdez
7.3%
Steven Matz
13.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Framber Valdez
.324
Steven Matz
.366
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
Framber Valdez
3.905.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.39
4.26
Steven Matz
3.905.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.67
5.17
WHIPlower is better
Framber Valdez
1.171.44
now 1.32
1.37
Steven Matz
1.171.44
now 1.24
1.37

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Framber Valdez
4084
now 54
70
Steven Matz
4084
now 35
63
Winshigher is better
Framber Valdez
.00011.80
now 2
23
Steven Matz
.00011.80
now 4
49

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellFramber Valdez — hold.conf 0.60
SellSteven Matz — sell.conf 0.90
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