MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Alex Hoppe
Alex Hoppe
SEA · P
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Portrait of Brenan Hanifee
Brenan Hanifee
DET · 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 — strikeouts. Brenan Hanifee’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 n/a

Alex Hoppe wins 1 categories (K); Brenan Hanifee wins 0 (none); 3 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
Brenan Hanifee
96.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
12.5%
Brenan Hanifee
5.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
24.1%
Brenan Hanifee
9.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
27.9%
Brenan Hanifee
19.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
42.3%
Brenan Hanifee
44.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
2.8%
Brenan Hanifee
7.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
.307
Brenan Hanifee
.372
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
2.776.72
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.84
3.70
Brenan Hanifee
2.776.72
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.65
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Alex Hoppe
1.121.66
now 1.54
1.24
Brenan Hanifee
1.121.66
now 1.38
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Alex Hoppe
4021.60
now 12
16
Brenan Hanifee
4021.60
now 6
11
Winshigher is better
Alex Hoppe
.000.480
now 0
00
Brenan Hanifee
.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
Sell HighBrenan Hanifee — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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