MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Germán Márquez
SD · P
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Portrait of Zack Littell
Zack Littell
WSH · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Germán Márquez.

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

Germán Márquez wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Zack Littell wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Germán Márquez
94.6
Zack Littell
91.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Germán Márquez
9.1%
Zack Littell
8.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Germán Márquez
15.8%
Zack Littell
15.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Germán Márquez
26.2%
Zack Littell
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Germán Márquez
41.9%
Zack Littell
44.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Germán Márquez
9.0%
Zack Littell
10.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Germán Márquez
.349
Zack Littell
.373
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
Germán Márquez
4.476.13
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.76
4.84
Zack Littell
4.476.13
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.01
5.41
WHIPlower is better
Germán Márquez
1.271.52
now 1.45
1.43
Zack Littell
1.271.52
now 1.37
1.34

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Germán Márquez
4041.40
now 19
28
Zack Littell
4041.40
now 35
27
Winshigher is better
Germán Márquez
.8006.20
now 3
25
Zack Littell
.8006.20
now 5
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighGermán Márquez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.88
Sell HighZack Littell — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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