MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Portrait of José A. Ferrer
José A. Ferrer
SEA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Javier Assad.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, WHIP, and wins. José A. Ferrer’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Javier Assad wins 3 categories (K, WHIP, W); José A. Ferrer wins 2 (ERA, SV).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Javier Assad
93.4
José A. Ferrer
97.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
6.5%
José A. Ferrer
9.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
16.5%
José A. Ferrer
18.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.3%
José A. Ferrer
29.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
45.7%
José A. Ferrer
36.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
6.8%
José A. Ferrer
5.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.330
José A. Ferrer
.299
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
Javier Assad
27.56
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.30
José A. Ferrer
27.56
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.69
3.72
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
1.131.41
now 1.27
1.30
José A. Ferrer
1.131.41
now 1.20
1.34

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4030.60
now 14
5
José A. Ferrer
4030.60
now 23
4
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0004.20
now 3
11
José A. Ferrer
.0004.20
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0004.40
now 0
0
José A. Ferrer
.0004.40
now 3
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJavier Assad — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
BuyJosé A. Ferrer — buy.conf 0.71
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