MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Portrait of Alex Hoppe
Alex Hoppe
SEA · P
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Portrait of Alex Lange
Alex Lange
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Alex Hoppe.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Alex Lange’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Alex Hoppe wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Alex Lange wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
97.7
Alex Lange
95.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
12.5%
Alex Lange
12.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
24.1%
Alex Lange
22.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
27.9%
Alex Lange
29.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
42.3%
Alex Lange
41.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
2.8%
Alex Lange
12.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
.307
Alex Lange
.338
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
Alex Hoppe
2.846.70
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.84
3.70
Alex Lange
2.846.70
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.76
WHIPlower is better
Alex Hoppe
1.121.66
now 1.54
1.24
Alex Lange
1.121.66
now 1.35
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Alex Hoppe
4031.60
now 12
16
Alex Lange
4031.60
now 26
21
Winshigher is better
Alex Hoppe
.000.480
now 0
00
Alex Lange
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowAlex Hoppe — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Hold · wait & seeAlex Lange — hold.conf 0.55
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