MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
Portrait of Mason Montgomery
Mason Montgomery
PIT · P
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Portrait of Orlando Ribalta
Orlando Ribalta
WSH · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mason Montgomery.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Mason Montgomery wins 2 categories (K, W); Orlando Ribalta wins 1 (SV); 2 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mason Montgomery
98.2
Orlando Ribalta
96.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mason Montgomery
15.6%
Orlando Ribalta
11.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mason Montgomery
34.8%
Orlando Ribalta
20.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mason Montgomery
31.1%
Orlando Ribalta
36.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mason Montgomery
40.7%
Orlando Ribalta
33.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mason Montgomery
9.3%
Orlando Ribalta
7.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mason Montgomery
.280
Orlando Ribalta
.307
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
Mason Montgomery
24.79
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.91
3.69
Orlando Ribalta
24.79
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.72
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Mason Montgomery
.9001.41
now 1.26
1.24
Orlando Ribalta
.9001.41
now 0.89
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mason Montgomery
4037.20
now 30
26
Orlando Ribalta
4037.20
now 12
15
Winshigher is better
Mason Montgomery
.0001.48
now 1
11
Orlando Ribalta
.0001.48
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Mason Montgomery
.0007
now 0
0
Orlando Ribalta
.0007
now 2
15
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowMason Montgomery — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.88
Hold · wait & seeOrlando Ribalta — hold.conf 0.50
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