MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 23, 2026
Portrait of Slade Cecconi
Slade Cecconi
CLE · P
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Portrait of Walker Buehler
Walker Buehler
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Slade Cecconi wins 1 (WHIP); Walker Buehler wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Slade Cecconi
93.2
Walker Buehler
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Slade Cecconi
9.4%
Walker Buehler
9.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Slade Cecconi
17.9%
Walker Buehler
20.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Slade Cecconi
27.2%
Walker Buehler
25.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Slade Cecconi
37.7%
Walker Buehler
41.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Slade Cecconi
7.9%
Walker Buehler
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Slade Cecconi
.329
Walker Buehler
.322
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Slade Cecconi
3.895.64
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.25
4.42
Walker Buehler
3.895.64
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.28
WHIPlower is better
Slade Cecconi
1.251.56
now 1.49
1.38
Walker Buehler
1.251.56
now 1.32
1.40

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Slade Cecconi
4055.60
now 50
43
Walker Buehler
4055.60
now 43
43
Winshigher is better
Slade Cecconi
1.204.80
now 3
24
Walker Buehler
1.204.80
now 3
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellSlade Cecconi — sell.conf 0.70
Hold · leans sellWalker Buehler — hold.conf 0.60
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