MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Jimmy Herget
COL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jimmy Herget.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jimmy Herget 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
Javier Assad
93.3
Jimmy Herget
92.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
5.8%
Jimmy Herget
15.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
14.7%
Jimmy Herget
24.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.6%
Jimmy Herget
31.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
49.1%
Jimmy Herget
40.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
7.4%
Jimmy Herget
9.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.332
Jimmy Herget
.290
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
Javier Assad
2.836.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.32
Jimmy Herget
2.836.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.06
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
1.171.45
now 1.27
1.31
Jimmy Herget
1.171.45
now 1.38
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4030.60
now 14
25
Jimmy Herget
4030.60
now 17
24
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0009.80
now 3
37
Jimmy Herget
.0009.80
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0004.40
now 0
0
Jimmy Herget
.0004.40
now 1
13
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJavier Assad — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.85
Hold · wait & seeJimmy Herget — hold.conf 0.50
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