MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Portrait of Pierce Johnson
Pierce Johnson
CIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Pierce Johnson.

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

Pierce Johnson 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
Pierce Johnson
95.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
6.5%
Pierce Johnson
10.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
16.5%
Pierce Johnson
19.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.3%
Pierce Johnson
33.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
45.7%
Pierce Johnson
37.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
6.8%
Pierce Johnson
10.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.330
Pierce Johnson
.350
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
2.236.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.31
Pierce Johnson
2.236.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.27
3.73
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
1.161.37
now 1.27
1.30
Pierce Johnson
1.161.37
now 1.23
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4026.40
now 14
4
Pierce Johnson
4026.40
now 20
5
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0004.20
now 3
01
Pierce Johnson
.0004.20
now 2
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 & seePierce Johnson — hold.conf 0.50
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