MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Samy Natera Jr.
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Samy Natera Jr..

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

Samy Natera Jr. 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
Samy Natera Jr.
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
6.2%
Samy Natera Jr.
16.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
17.0%
Samy Natera Jr.
38.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.9%
Samy Natera Jr.
27.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
45.8%
Samy Natera Jr.
30.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
7.5%
Samy Natera Jr.
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.329
Samy Natera Jr.
.225
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
28.23
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.27
Samy Natera Jr.
28.23
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
.9001.61
now 1.27
1.29
Samy Natera Jr.
.9001.61
now 0.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4032.40
now 14
15
Samy Natera Jr.
4032.40
now 3
24
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0007
now 3
25
Samy Natera Jr.
.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
Hold · wait & seeSamy Natera Jr. — hold.conf 0.50
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