MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 14, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Portrait of Seth Halvorsen
Seth Halvorsen
COL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Seth Halvorsen.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Javier Assad’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Seth Halvorsen 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
Seth Halvorsen
98.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
5.6%
Seth Halvorsen
10.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
15.2%
Seth Halvorsen
17.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.5%
Seth Halvorsen
26.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
48.7%
Seth Halvorsen
39.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
8.4%
Seth Halvorsen
6.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.336
Seth Halvorsen
.395
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
27.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.40
Seth Halvorsen
27.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.92
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
1.121.66
now 1.27
1.29
Seth Halvorsen
1.121.66
now 1.54
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4030.60
now 14
23
Seth Halvorsen
4030.60
now 13
25
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0009.80
now 3
27
Seth Halvorsen
.0009.80
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 0.91
Hold · wait & seeSeth Halvorsen — hold.conf 0.50
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