MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of Alex Hoppe
Alex Hoppe
SEA · P
Change to
Randy Dobnak
KC · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Randy Dobnak.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts. Alex Hoppe’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

Randy Dobnak wins 1 categories (K); Alex Hoppe 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
Randy Dobnak
92.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
13.6%
Randy Dobnak
8.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
25.7%
Randy Dobnak
12.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
28.3%
Randy Dobnak
33.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
43.1%
Randy Dobnak
41.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
2.8%
Randy Dobnak
4.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
.307
Randy Dobnak
.343
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
Randy Dobnak
2.846.70
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Alex Hoppe
1.041.95
now 1.54
1.24
Randy Dobnak
1.041.95
now 1.75
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Alex Hoppe
4023
now 12
16
Randy Dobnak
4023
now 2
17
Winshigher is better
Alex Hoppe
.000.480
now 0
00
Randy Dobnak
.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 HighRandy Dobnak — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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