MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Janson Junk
Janson Junk
MIA · P
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Portrait of Zebby Matthews
Zebby Matthews
MIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Janson Junk.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Janson Junk wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Zebby Matthews wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Janson Junk
94.3
Zebby Matthews
95.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Janson Junk
8.4%
Zebby Matthews
10.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Janson Junk
18.0%
Zebby Matthews
18.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Janson Junk
28.0%
Zebby Matthews
27.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Janson Junk
41.4%
Zebby Matthews
37.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Janson Junk
6.8%
Zebby Matthews
12.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Janson Junk
.310
Zebby Matthews
.334
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
Janson Junk
3.695.12
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.80
4.01
Zebby Matthews
3.695.12
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.63
4.51
WHIPlower is better
Janson Junk
.9101.46
now 1.30
1.33
Zebby Matthews
.9101.46
now 1.03
1.34

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Janson Junk
4059
now 43
34
Zebby Matthews
4059
now 24
49
Winshigher is better
Janson Junk
.2003.80
now 3
23
Zebby Matthews
.2003.80
now 1
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyJanson Junk — hold.conf 0.60
SellZebby Matthews — sell.conf 0.74
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