MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Portrait of Justin Sterner
Justin Sterner
ATH · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Justin Sterner.

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

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

Justin Sterner wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Javier Assad wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Javier Assad
93.4
Justin Sterner
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
6.4%
Justin Sterner
15.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
16.8%
Justin Sterner
21.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.9%
Justin Sterner
33.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
45.2%
Justin Sterner
45.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
7.0%
Justin Sterner
9.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.328
Justin Sterner
.292
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
2.606.82
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.25
Justin Sterner
2.606.82
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.54
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
1.041.36
now 1.27
1.29
Justin Sterner
1.041.36
now 1.11
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4031.60
now 14
15
Justin Sterner
4031.60
now 26
16
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0005.20
now 3
24
Justin Sterner
.0005.20
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJavier Assad — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeJustin Sterner — hold.conf 0.50
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