MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Mike Paredes
MIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mike Paredes.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Javier Assad’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Mike Paredes 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
Mike Paredes
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
6.4%
Mike Paredes
9.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
16.8%
Mike Paredes
12.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.9%
Mike Paredes
28.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
45.2%
Mike Paredes
50.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
7.0%
Mike Paredes
6.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.328
Mike Paredes
.349
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
27.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.25
Mike Paredes
27.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
1.171.43
now 1.27
1.29
Mike Paredes
1.171.43
now 1.36
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4033.80
now 14
14
Mike Paredes
4033.80
now 3
25
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0005.60
now 3
24
Mike Paredes
.0005.60
now 0
00

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
Sell HighMike Paredes — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.75
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