MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Portrait of Mason Montgomery
Mason Montgomery
PIT · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mason Montgomery.

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

Mason Montgomery 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
93.2
Mason Montgomery
98.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
6.0%
Mason Montgomery
15.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
16.0%
Mason Montgomery
36.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.8%
Mason Montgomery
30.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
48.0%
Mason Montgomery
39.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
7.9%
Mason Montgomery
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.331
Mason Montgomery
.269
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
2.806.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.32
Mason Montgomery
2.806.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.91
3.68
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
1.171.35
now 1.27
1.28
Mason Montgomery
1.171.35
now 1.26
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4036.40
now 14
18
Mason Montgomery
4036.40
now 30
22
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0007
now 3
25
Mason Montgomery
.0007
now 1
01

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 & seeMason Montgomery — hold.conf 0.50
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