MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 2, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Portrait of Justin Slaten
Justin Slaten
BOS · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Justin Slaten.

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

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

Justin Slaten wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Javier Assad 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
Javier Assad
93.2
Justin Slaten
96.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
6.0%
Justin Slaten
13.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
15.0%
Justin Slaten
28.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
21.9%
Justin Slaten
29.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
50.0%
Justin Slaten
42.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
8.0%
Justin Slaten
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.339
Justin Slaten
.292
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
2.696.79
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.44
Justin Slaten
2.696.79
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
1.171.37
now 1.27
1.30
Justin Slaten
1.171.37
now 1.30
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4032.60
now 14
27
Justin Slaten
4032.60
now 14
27
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.00011.20
now 3
38
Justin Slaten
.00011.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellJavier Assad — sell.conf 0.77
Buy LowJustin Slaten — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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