MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 17, 2026
Portrait of Garrett Cleavinger
Garrett Cleavinger
TB · P
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Portrait of Matt Festa
Matt Festa
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Garrett Cleavinger wins 1 (ERA); Matt Festa wins 1 (K); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Garrett Cleavinger
96.7
Matt Festa
92.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Garrett Cleavinger
12.5%
Matt Festa
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Garrett Cleavinger
32.5%
Matt Festa
22.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Garrett Cleavinger
35.1%
Matt Festa
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Garrett Cleavinger
39.4%
Matt Festa
40.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Garrett Cleavinger
7.6%
Matt Festa
9.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Garrett Cleavinger
.288
Matt Festa
.328
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
Garrett Cleavinger
3.245.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.65
3.70
Matt Festa
3.245.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.68
3.74
WHIPlower is better
Garrett Cleavinger
1.151.55
now 1.46
1.24
Matt Festa
1.151.55
now 1.24
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Garrett Cleavinger
4032.60
now 17
24
Matt Festa
4032.60
now 27
25
Winshigher is better
Garrett Cleavinger
.0002.80
now 1
12
Matt Festa
.0002.80
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
Garrett Cleavinger
.0004.40
now 1
13
Matt Festa
.0004.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeGarrett Cleavinger — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeMatt Festa — hold.conf 0.50
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