MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 9, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Portrait of Sam Bachman
Sam Bachman
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Sam Bachman.

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

Sam Bachman 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
93.3
Sam Bachman
98.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
5.8%
Sam Bachman
14.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
14.7%
Sam Bachman
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.6%
Sam Bachman
31.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
49.1%
Sam Bachman
33.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
7.4%
Sam Bachman
7.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.332
Sam Bachman
.294
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
27.34
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.32
Sam Bachman
27.34
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.22
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
11.40
now 1.27
1.31
Sam Bachman
11.40
now 1.09
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4035
now 14
25
Sam Bachman
4035
now 29
27
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0009.40
now 3
37
Sam Bachman
.0009.40
now 1
11

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 0.85
Hold · wait & seeSam Bachman — hold.conf 0.50
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