MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Hunter Dobbins
STL · P
Change to
Portrait of Slade Cecconi
Slade Cecconi
CLE · 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

Hunter Dobbins wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Slade Cecconi wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
95.3
Slade Cecconi
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
11.3%
Slade Cecconi
9.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
23.5%
Slade Cecconi
18.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
28.3%
Slade Cecconi
27.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
47.5%
Slade Cecconi
39.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
8.8%
Slade Cecconi
8.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
.318
Slade Cecconi
.333
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
Hunter Dobbins
3.645.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
Slade Cecconi
3.645.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.25
4.50
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Dobbins
1.221.57
now 1.38
1.30
Slade Cecconi
1.221.57
now 1.49
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
4066.80
now 8
31
Slade Cecconi
4066.80
now 50
40
Winshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
.0004.20
now 0
00
Slade Cecconi
.0004.20
now 3
23

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeHunter Dobbins — hold.conf 0.50
SellSlade Cecconi — sell.conf 0.74
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