MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 16, 2026
Portrait of Nate Pearson
Nate Pearson
HOU · P
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Portrait of Tony Santillan
Tony Santillan
CIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Nate Pearson wins 2 (ERA, SV); Tony Santillan wins 2 (K, W); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Nate Pearson
97.7
Tony Santillan
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Nate Pearson
10.7%
Tony Santillan
10.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Nate Pearson
19.0%
Tony Santillan
20.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Nate Pearson
29.7%
Tony Santillan
28.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Nate Pearson
30.9%
Tony Santillan
46.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Nate Pearson
7.3%
Tony Santillan
10.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Nate Pearson
.325
Tony Santillan
.348
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
Nate Pearson
27.78
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Tony Santillan
27.78
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.56
3.74
WHIPlower is better
Nate Pearson
.9301.66
now 1.09
1.24
Tony Santillan
.9301.66
now 1.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Nate Pearson
4032.80
now 2
11
Tony Santillan
4032.80
now 22
24
Winshigher is better
Nate Pearson
.0001.48
now 0
00
Tony Santillan
.0001.48
now 1
11
Saveshigher is better
Nate Pearson
.00010.80
now 1
28
Tony Santillan
.00010.80
now 2
12
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeNate Pearson — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeTony Santillan — hold.conf 0.50
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