MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Garrett Crochet
BOS · P
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Portrait of Troy Melton
Troy Melton
DET · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Garrett Crochet wins 2 (K, W); Troy Melton wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Garrett Crochet
95.8
Troy Melton
96.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Garrett Crochet
11.8%
Troy Melton
13.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Garrett Crochet
26.8%
Troy Melton
23.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Garrett Crochet
30.1%
Troy Melton
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Garrett Crochet
45.3%
Troy Melton
35.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Garrett Crochet
10.5%
Troy Melton
5.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Garrett Crochet
.344
Troy Melton
.271
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 Crochet
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.30
4.18
Troy Melton
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.42
3.00
WHIPlower is better
Garrett Crochet
.9001.68
now 1.47
1.30
Troy Melton
.9001.68
now 0.95
1.20

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Garrett Crochet
4089.40
now 37
65
Troy Melton
4089.40
now 4
13
Winshigher is better
Garrett Crochet
.0009.40
now 3
37
Troy Melton
.0009.40
now 1
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeGarrett Crochet — hold.conf 0.55
Sell HighTroy Melton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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