MLB Daily DeltaWeek 31 · October 26, 2026
Portrait of Matt Festa
Matt Festa
CLE · P
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Portrait of Trevor Richards
Trevor Richards
CWS · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Matt Festa wins 1 (ERA); Trevor Richards wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Matt Festa
92.7
Trevor Richards
91.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Matt Festa
13.3%
Trevor Richards
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Matt Festa
23.9%
Trevor Richards
21.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Matt Festa
31.3%
Trevor Richards
30.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Matt Festa
38.3%
Trevor Richards
41.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Matt Festa
7.8%
Trevor Richards
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Matt Festa
.305
Trevor Richards
.313
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
3.126.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.68
3.84
Trevor Richards
3.126.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.99
WHIPlower is better
Matt Festa
1.121.35
now 1.24
1.28
Trevor Richards
1.121.35
now 1.19
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Matt Festa
4037.80
now 27
0
Trevor Richards
4037.80
now 14
0
Winshigher is better
Matt Festa
.0001.48
now 1
0–0
Trevor Richards
.0001.48
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyMatt Festa — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighTrevor Richards — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.83
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