MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of Hoby Milner
Hoby Milner
CHC · P
Change to
Samy Natera Jr.
LAA · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Samy Natera Jr..

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Hoby Milner’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

Samy Natera Jr. wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Hoby Milner wins 2 (W, SV).

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hoby Milner
87.4
Samy Natera Jr.
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hoby Milner
7.8%
Samy Natera Jr.
16.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hoby Milner
12.1%
Samy Natera Jr.
38.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hoby Milner
28.7%
Samy Natera Jr.
27.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hoby Milner
37.8%
Samy Natera Jr.
30.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hoby Milner
5.9%
Samy Natera Jr.
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hoby Milner
.351
Samy Natera Jr.
.225
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
Hoby Milner
25.29
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.49
3.78
Samy Natera Jr.
25.29
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Hoby Milner
.9001.55
now 1.03
1.25
Samy Natera Jr.
.9001.55
now 0.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hoby Milner
4032.40
now 12
11
Samy Natera Jr.
4032.40
now 3
24
Winshigher is better
Hoby Milner
.0001.48
now 1
01
Samy Natera Jr.
.0001.48
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Hoby Milner
.0002.40
now 1
01
Samy Natera Jr.
.0002.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighHoby Milner — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeSamy Natera Jr. — hold.conf 0.50
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