MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 15, 2026
Portrait of Grant Anderson
Grant Anderson
MIL · P
Change to
Javier Assad
CHC · P
Change to
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

Grant Anderson wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Javier Assad wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Grant Anderson
93.3
Javier Assad
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Grant Anderson
11.8%
Javier Assad
5.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Grant Anderson
19.3%
Javier Assad
15.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Grant Anderson
28.1%
Javier Assad
22.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Grant Anderson
38.5%
Javier Assad
48.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Grant Anderson
6.8%
Javier Assad
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Grant Anderson
.281
Javier Assad
.336
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
Grant Anderson
27.20
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.59
3.68
Javier Assad
27.20
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.40
WHIPlower is better
Grant Anderson
.9001.41
now 0.99
1.25
Javier Assad
.9001.41
now 1.27
1.29

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Grant Anderson
4028.60
now 18
18
Javier Assad
4028.60
now 14
23
Winshigher is better
Grant Anderson
.0009.40
now 1
11
Javier Assad
.0009.40
now 3
27

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeGrant Anderson — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighJavier Assad — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.91
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