MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Jose Quintana
COL · P
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Portrait of Steven Matz
Steven Matz
TB · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Steven Matz.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP.

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

Steven Matz wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Jose Quintana wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jose Quintana
89.7
Steven Matz
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jose Quintana
9.9%
Steven Matz
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jose Quintana
11.0%
Steven Matz
17.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jose Quintana
32.0%
Steven Matz
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jose Quintana
32.9%
Steven Matz
34.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jose Quintana
8.4%
Steven Matz
11.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jose Quintana
.343
Steven Matz
.346
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
Jose Quintana
3.885.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.27
4.28
Steven Matz
3.885.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.67
4.78
WHIPlower is better
Jose Quintana
1.131.62
now 1.51
1.36
Steven Matz
1.131.62
now 1.24
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jose Quintana
4045.80
now 20
8
Steven Matz
4045.80
now 35
10
Winshigher is better
Jose Quintana
.0005.60
now 2
01
Steven Matz
.0005.60
now 4
11

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJose Quintana — hold.conf 0.50
SellSteven Matz — sell.conf 0.86
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