MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 11, 2026
Portrait of Lake Bachar
Lake Bachar
MIA · P
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Portrait of Mason Montgomery
Mason Montgomery
PIT · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Lake Bachar wins 2 (K, ERA); Mason Montgomery wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Lake Bachar
94.7
Mason Montgomery
98.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Lake Bachar
14.7%
Mason Montgomery
16.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Lake Bachar
26.0%
Mason Montgomery
34.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Lake Bachar
29.6%
Mason Montgomery
31.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Lake Bachar
40.8%
Mason Montgomery
41.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Lake Bachar
8.8%
Mason Montgomery
9.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Lake Bachar
.283
Mason Montgomery
.283
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
Lake Bachar
3.044.16
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.29
Mason Montgomery
3.044.16
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.91
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Lake Bachar
.9101.37
now 1.01
1.27
Mason Montgomery
.9101.37
now 1.26
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Lake Bachar
4037.60
now 32
32
Mason Montgomery
4037.60
now 30
30
Winshigher is better
Lake Bachar
.0002.80
now 0
00
Mason Montgomery
.0002.80
now 1
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyLake Bachar — buy.conf 0.84
Buy LowMason Montgomery — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.89
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