MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 16, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Portrait of Phil Maton
Phil Maton
CHC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Phil Maton.

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

Phil Maton 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
Phil Maton
90.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
5.6%
Phil Maton
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
15.2%
Phil Maton
23.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.5%
Phil Maton
28.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
48.7%
Phil Maton
44.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
8.4%
Phil Maton
12.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.336
Phil Maton
.389
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
2.298.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.40
Phil Maton
2.298.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.23
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
1.051.90
now 1.27
1.29
Phil Maton
1.051.90
now 1.71
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4031.60
now 14
22
Phil Maton
4031.60
now 22
26
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0008.40
now 3
26
Phil Maton
.0008.40
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 0.91
Hold · wait & seePhil Maton — hold.conf 0.50
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