MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Alex Hoppe
Alex Hoppe
SEA · P
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Kyle Backhus
PHI · 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. Kyle Backhus’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); Kyle Backhus wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
97.7
Kyle Backhus
90.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
12.5%
Kyle Backhus
8.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
24.1%
Kyle Backhus
22.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
27.9%
Kyle Backhus
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
42.3%
Kyle Backhus
34.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
2.8%
Kyle Backhus
5.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
.307
Kyle Backhus
.304
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

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
Kyle Backhus
2.846.70
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.66
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Alex Hoppe
1.121.66
now 1.54
1.24
Kyle Backhus
1.121.66
now 1.24
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Alex Hoppe
4021.60
now 12
16
Kyle Backhus
4021.60
now 10
15
Winshigher is better
Alex Hoppe
.000.480
now 0
00
Kyle Backhus
.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
Buy LowKyle Backhus — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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