MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of A.J. Minter
A.J. Minter
MIN · P
Change to
Portrait of Wilber Dotel
Wilber Dotel
PIT · P
Change to
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

A.J. Minter wins 1 (K); Wilber Dotel wins 1 (W); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
A.J. Minter
93.1
Wilber Dotel
98.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
A.J. Minter
12.2%
Wilber Dotel
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
A.J. Minter
21.4%
Wilber Dotel
24.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
A.J. Minter
32.5%
Wilber Dotel
28.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
A.J. Minter
33.8%
Wilber Dotel
50.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
A.J. Minter
10.8%
Wilber Dotel
4.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
A.J. Minter
.293
Wilber Dotel
.315
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
A.J. Minter
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Wilber Dotel
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.32
3.70
WHIPlower is better
A.J. Minter
.9001.44
now 0.86
1.24
Wilber Dotel
.9001.44
now 0.73
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
A.J. Minter
4040
now 5
30
Wilber Dotel
4040
now 14
21
Winshigher is better
A.J. Minter
.0002.80
now 0
00
Wilber Dotel
.0002.80
now 1
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighA.J. Minter — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Buy LowWilber Dotel — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.88
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