MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Jake Bennett
BOS · P
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Portrait of Troy Melton
Troy Melton
DET · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jake Bennett.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA. Troy Melton’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

Jake Bennett wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Troy Melton wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jake Bennett
92.9
Troy Melton
96.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
12.3%
Troy Melton
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
17.9%
Troy Melton
22.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
36.6%
Troy Melton
33.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Bennett
36.3%
Troy Melton
33.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Bennett
5.1%
Troy Melton
5.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Bennett
.271
Troy Melton
.275
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
Jake Bennett
26.82
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.28
3.02
Troy Melton
26.82
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.42
3.11
WHIPlower is better
Jake Bennett
.9001.72
now 1.50
1.23
Troy Melton
.9001.72
now 0.95
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Bennett
4023.60
now 8
18
Troy Melton
4023.60
now 4
10
Winshigher is better
Jake Bennett
.0005.20
now 1
13
Troy Melton
.0005.20
now 1
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJake Bennett — buy.conf 0.92
Sell HighTroy Melton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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