MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 17, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Portrait of Ryan Yarbrough
Ryan Yarbrough
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Yarbrough.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA, WHIP, and saves.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Ryan Yarbrough wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, SV); Javier Assad wins 2 (K, W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Javier Assad
93.2
Ryan Yarbrough
87.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
5.6%
Ryan Yarbrough
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
15.2%
Ryan Yarbrough
17.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.5%
Ryan Yarbrough
27.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
48.7%
Ryan Yarbrough
23.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
8.4%
Ryan Yarbrough
3.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.336
Ryan Yarbrough
.276
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
2.776.77
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.40
Ryan Yarbrough
2.776.77
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.66
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
1.051.36
now 1.27
1.29
Ryan Yarbrough
1.051.36
now 1.12
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4027.60
now 14
22
Ryan Yarbrough
4027.60
now 14
19
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0008.40
now 3
26
Ryan Yarbrough
.0008.40
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0003.40
now 0
0
Ryan Yarbrough
.0003.40
now 1
12
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 & seeRyan Yarbrough — hold.conf 0.50
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