MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Mick Abel
MIN · P
Change to
Portrait of Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
TB · P
Change to
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

Mick Abel wins 2 (K, ERA); Nick Martinez wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mick Abel
94.8
Nick Martinez
92.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mick Abel
14.3%
Nick Martinez
9.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mick Abel
24.7%
Nick Martinez
13.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mick Abel
33.1%
Nick Martinez
32.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mick Abel
40.4%
Nick Martinez
32.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mick Abel
5.3%
Nick Martinez
7.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mick Abel
.349
Nick Martinez
.329
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
Mick Abel
25.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.98
4.10
Nick Martinez
25.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.62
4.41
WHIPlower is better
Mick Abel
.9301.75
now 1.57
1.30
Nick Martinez
.9301.75
now 1.11
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mick Abel
4048.20
now 23
40
Nick Martinez
4048.20
now 41
30
Winshigher is better
Mick Abel
.0006.60
now 1
13
Nick Martinez
.0006.60
now 5
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeMick Abel — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighNick Martinez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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