MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Portrait of Steven Okert
Steven Okert
HOU · P
Change to
Victor Vodnik
COL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Victor Vodnik.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, wins, and saves. Steven Okert’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Victor Vodnik wins 3 categories (K, W, SV); Steven Okert wins 2 (ERA, WHIP).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Steven Okert
91.4
Victor Vodnik
98.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Steven Okert
15.0%
Victor Vodnik
11.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Steven Okert
26.5%
Victor Vodnik
15.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Steven Okert
29.1%
Victor Vodnik
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Steven Okert
31.1%
Victor Vodnik
42.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Steven Okert
4.4%
Victor Vodnik
6.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Steven Okert
.253
Victor Vodnik
.327
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
Steven Okert
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.46
2.64
Victor Vodnik
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Steven Okert
.9002.55
now 0.96
1.13
Victor Vodnik
.9002.55
now 2.11
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Steven Okert
4027.60
now 22
15
Victor Vodnik
4027.60
now 16
17
Winshigher is better
Steven Okert
.0001.48
now 0
00
Victor Vodnik
.0001.48
now 1
11
Saveshigher is better
Steven Okert
.0007
now 0
0
Victor Vodnik
.0007
now 4
35
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighSteven Okert — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.83
Hold · wait & seeVictor Vodnik — hold.conf 0.55
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