MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 2026
Portrait of Matt Festa
Matt Festa
CLE · P
Change to
Portrait of Will Vest
Will Vest
DET · P
Change to
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 (K); Will Vest wins 1 (ERA); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Matt Festa
92.4
Will Vest
95.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Matt Festa
13.4%
Will Vest
13.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Matt Festa
24.4%
Will Vest
23.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Matt Festa
31.6%
Will Vest
33.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Matt Festa
40.5%
Will Vest
35.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Matt Festa
9.9%
Will Vest
5.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Matt Festa
.320
Will Vest
.307
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
2.298.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.68
3.73
Will Vest
2.298.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.23
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Matt Festa
1.161.53
now 1.24
1.24
Will Vest
1.161.53
now 1.45
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Matt Festa
4032.60
now 27
22
Will Vest
4032.60
now 20
21
Winshigher is better
Matt Festa
.0001.48
now 1
01
Will Vest
.0001.48
now 1
11
Saveshigher is better
Matt Festa
.0002.40
now 1
01
Will Vest
.0002.40
now 1
11
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeMatt Festa — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowWill Vest — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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