MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 13, 2026
Portrait of Hunter Gaddis
Hunter Gaddis
CLE · P
Change to
Javier Assad
CHC · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Hunter Gaddis.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA, WHIP, and saves. Javier Assad’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

Hunter Gaddis wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, SV); Javier Assad wins 2 (K, W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hunter Gaddis
95.1
Javier Assad
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Gaddis
14.8%
Javier Assad
5.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Gaddis
20.6%
Javier Assad
15.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Gaddis
31.9%
Javier Assad
22.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Gaddis
27.7%
Javier Assad
48.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Gaddis
7.4%
Javier Assad
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Gaddis
.314
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
Hunter Gaddis
2.836.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.40
3.70
Javier Assad
2.836.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.40
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Gaddis
1.101.74
now 1.60
1.24
Javier Assad
1.101.74
now 1.27
1.29

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Gaddis
4028.60
now 12
17
Javier Assad
4028.60
now 14
23
Winshigher is better
Hunter Gaddis
.0009.40
now 1
12
Javier Assad
.0009.40
now 3
27
Saveshigher is better
Hunter Gaddis
.0004.40
now 1
13
Javier Assad
.0004.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeHunter Gaddis — 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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