MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Javier Assad
CHC · P
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Portrait of Will Dion
Will Dion
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Will Dion.

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

Will Dion 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
Will Dion
91.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
6.2%
Will Dion
14.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Javier Assad
17.0%
Will Dion
30.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Javier Assad
22.9%
Will Dion
36.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
45.8%
Will Dion
30.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Javier Assad
7.5%
Will Dion
1.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Javier Assad
.329
Will Dion
.290
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
2.786.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.88
4.27
Will Dion
2.786.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Javier Assad
12.07
now 1.27
1.29
Will Dion
12.07
now 1.83
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Javier Assad
4030.40
now 14
16
Will Dion
4030.40
now 8
24
Winshigher is better
Javier Assad
.0007
now 3
25
Will Dion
.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
Buy LowWill Dion — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.86
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