MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Ty Madden
DET · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ty Madden.

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

Ty Madden 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
93.4
Ty Madden
93.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
6.4%
Ty Madden
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
16.8%
Ty Madden
27.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.9%
Ty Madden
31.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
45.2%
Ty Madden
31.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
7.0%
Ty Madden
5.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.328
Ty Madden
.270
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
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.25
Ty Madden
27
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.07
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
.9001.43
now 1.27
1.29
Ty Madden
.9001.43
now 0.95
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4030.60
now 14
14
Ty Madden
4030.60
now 16
25
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0005.60
now 3
24
Ty Madden
.0005.60
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
Sell HighTy Madden — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.79
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