MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of Matt Festa
Matt Festa
CLE · P
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Portrait of Sam Bachman
Sam Bachman
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Matt Festa wins 1 (SV); Sam Bachman wins 1 (ERA); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Matt Festa
92.5
Sam Bachman
98.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Matt Festa
13.2%
Sam Bachman
14.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Matt Festa
24.8%
Sam Bachman
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Matt Festa
29.8%
Sam Bachman
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Matt Festa
41.0%
Sam Bachman
32.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Matt Festa
9.0%
Sam Bachman
7.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Matt Festa
.316
Sam Bachman
.298
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
Matt Festa
25.66
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.68
4.02
Sam Bachman
25.66
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.22
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Matt Festa
1.021.33
now 1.24
1.26
Sam Bachman
1.021.33
now 1.09
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Matt Festa
4034.60
now 27
17
Sam Bachman
4034.60
now 29
17
Winshigher is better
Matt Festa
.0001.48
now 1
01
Sam Bachman
.0001.48
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
Matt Festa
.0002.40
now 1
01
Sam Bachman
.0002.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyMatt Festa — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeSam Bachman — hold.conf 0.50
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