MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Robby Ahlstrom
TEX · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Robby Ahlstrom.

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

Robby Ahlstrom 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
Robby Ahlstrom
94.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
6.0%
Robby Ahlstrom
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
16.0%
Robby Ahlstrom
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.8%
Robby Ahlstrom
28.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
48.0%
Robby Ahlstrom
32.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
7.9%
Robby Ahlstrom
3.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.331
Robby Ahlstrom
.307
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
28.23
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.32
Robby Ahlstrom
28.23
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
.9001.79
now 1.27
1.28
Robby Ahlstrom
.9001.79
now 0.00
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4032.80
now 14
17
Robby Ahlstrom
4032.80
now 2
24
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0007
now 3
25
Robby Ahlstrom
.0007
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
Buy LowRobby Ahlstrom — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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