MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 10, 2026
Portrait of Mason Montgomery
Mason Montgomery
PIT · P
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Matt Strahm
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Matt Strahm.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts. Mason Montgomery’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

Matt Strahm wins 1 categories (K); Mason Montgomery wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mason Montgomery
98.2
Matt Strahm
91.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mason Montgomery
16.0%
Matt Strahm
10.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mason Montgomery
34.4%
Matt Strahm
16.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mason Montgomery
31.3%
Matt Strahm
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mason Montgomery
41.2%
Matt Strahm
36.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mason Montgomery
9.4%
Matt Strahm
7.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mason Montgomery
.283
Matt Strahm
.299
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
Mason Montgomery
3.474.13
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.91
3.69
Matt Strahm
3.474.13
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.86
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Mason Montgomery
1.171.36
now 1.26
1.24
Matt Strahm
1.171.36
now 1.29
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mason Montgomery
4036.60
now 30
30
Matt Strahm
4036.60
now 17
31
Winshigher is better
Mason Montgomery
.5202.48
now 1
12
Matt Strahm
.5202.48
now 1
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowMason Montgomery — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.89
Hold · wait & seeMatt Strahm — hold.conf 0.50
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