MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 26, 2026
Portrait of Justin Slaten
Justin Slaten
BOS · P
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Portrait of Mitch Farris
Mitch Farris
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Justin Slaten.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Mitch Farris’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Justin Slaten wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Mitch Farris wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Justin Slaten
96.6
Mitch Farris
91.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Justin Slaten
13.1%
Mitch Farris
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Justin Slaten
26.3%
Mitch Farris
23.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Justin Slaten
26.6%
Mitch Farris
29.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Justin Slaten
43.1%
Mitch Farris
38.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Justin Slaten
7.8%
Mitch Farris
5.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Justin Slaten
.308
Mitch Farris
.328
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
Justin Slaten
2.764.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.70
Mitch Farris
2.764.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.04
3.73
WHIPlower is better
Justin Slaten
1.131.63
now 1.30
1.24
Mitch Farris
1.131.63
now 1.52
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Justin Slaten
4044.80
now 14
31
Mitch Farris
4044.80
now 22
36
Winshigher is better
Justin Slaten
.000.480
now 0
00
Mitch Farris
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJustin Slaten — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Hold · wait & seeMitch Farris — hold.conf 0.50
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