MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 29, 2026
Matt Waldron
SD · P
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Portrait of Slade Cecconi
Slade Cecconi
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Matt Waldron wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Slade Cecconi wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Matt Waldron
91.9
Slade Cecconi
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Matt Waldron
8.8%
Slade Cecconi
9.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Matt Waldron
20.0%
Slade Cecconi
18.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Matt Waldron
31.7%
Slade Cecconi
27.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Matt Waldron
39.2%
Slade Cecconi
36.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Matt Waldron
7.6%
Slade Cecconi
7.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Matt Waldron
.306
Slade Cecconi
.326
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 Waldron
2.338.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.49
4.09
Slade Cecconi
2.338.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.25
4.29
WHIPlower is better
Matt Waldron
1.141.87
now 1.71
1.30
Slade Cecconi
1.141.87
now 1.49
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Matt Waldron
4078
now 22
55
Slade Cecconi
4078
now 50
62
Winshigher is better
Matt Waldron
.0006.60
now 1
23
Slade Cecconi
.0006.60
now 3
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowMatt Waldron — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
SellSlade Cecconi — sell.conf 0.64
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