MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 24, 2026
Portrait of Peter Lambert
Peter Lambert
HOU · P
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Portrait of Troy Melton
Troy Melton
DET · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Troy Melton.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP.

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

Troy Melton wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Peter Lambert wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Peter Lambert
93.9
Troy Melton
96.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Peter Lambert
12.2%
Troy Melton
13.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Peter Lambert
23.2%
Troy Melton
23.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Peter Lambert
29.8%
Troy Melton
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Peter Lambert
37.6%
Troy Melton
35.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Peter Lambert
6.8%
Troy Melton
5.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Peter Lambert
.289
Troy Melton
.271
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
Peter Lambert
24.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.46
Troy Melton
24.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.42
3.03
WHIPlower is better
Peter Lambert
.9001.44
now 1.21
1.30
Troy Melton
.9001.44
now 0.95
1.20

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Peter Lambert
4058.60
now 43
43
Troy Melton
4058.60
now 4
12
Winshigher is better
Peter Lambert
.0008
now 4
36
Troy Melton
.0008
now 1
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighPeter Lambert — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.82
Sell HighTroy Melton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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