MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Portrait of Jacob Latz
Jacob Latz
TEX · P
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Portrait of Mason Montgomery
Mason Montgomery
PIT · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mason Montgomery.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA. Jacob Latz’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

Mason Montgomery wins 1 categories (ERA); Jacob Latz wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jacob Latz
94.8
Mason Montgomery
98.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jacob Latz
16.6%
Mason Montgomery
16.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jacob Latz
30.6%
Mason Montgomery
37.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jacob Latz
35.8%
Mason Montgomery
32.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jacob Latz
41.2%
Mason Montgomery
42.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jacob Latz
8.5%
Mason Montgomery
6.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jacob Latz
.253
Mason Montgomery
.249
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
Jacob Latz
24.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.00
2.66
Mason Montgomery
24.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.91
2.58
WHIPlower is better
Jacob Latz
.9001.53
now 0.59
1.13
Mason Montgomery
.9001.53
now 1.26
1.13

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jacob Latz
4042
now 26
0
Mason Montgomery
4042
now 30
0
Winshigher is better
Jacob Latz
.0001.48
now 1
0–0
Mason Montgomery
.0001.48
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJacob Latz — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.86
BuyMason Montgomery — buy.conf 0.92
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