MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 27, 2026
Portrait of Justin Sterner
Justin Sterner
ATH · P
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Portrait of Shawn Armstrong
Shawn Armstrong
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Justin Sterner wins 1 (ERA); Shawn Armstrong wins 1 (K); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Justin Sterner
93.4
Shawn Armstrong
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Justin Sterner
16.4%
Shawn Armstrong
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Justin Sterner
24.0%
Shawn Armstrong
25.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Justin Sterner
36.3%
Shawn Armstrong
25.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Justin Sterner
44.8%
Shawn Armstrong
39.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Justin Sterner
7.6%
Shawn Armstrong
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Justin Sterner
.268
Shawn Armstrong
.296
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 Sterner
3.323.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.54
3.64
Shawn Armstrong
3.323.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Justin Sterner
1.021.42
now 1.11
1.24
Shawn Armstrong
1.021.42
now 1.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Justin Sterner
4037.60
now 26
29
Shawn Armstrong
4037.60
now 19
32
Winshigher is better
Justin Sterner
.2003.80
now 2
13
Shawn Armstrong
.2003.80
now 1
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJustin Sterner — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighShawn Armstrong — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.73
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