MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of Alex Hoppe
Alex Hoppe
SEA · P
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Portrait of Sam Hentges
Sam Hentges
SF · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Sam Hentges.

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

Sam Hentges 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
Sam Hentges
93.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
13.6%
Sam Hentges
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
25.7%
Sam Hentges
24.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Alex Hoppe
28.3%
Sam Hentges
27.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
43.1%
Sam Hentges
33.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
2.8%
Sam Hentges
3.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Alex Hoppe
.307
Sam Hentges
.310
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
27.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.84
3.70
Sam Hentges
27.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.17
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Alex Hoppe
1.111.70
now 1.54
1.24
Sam Hentges
1.111.70
now 1.57
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Alex Hoppe
4022.60
now 12
16
Sam Hentges
4022.60
now 9
17
Winshigher is better
Alex Hoppe
.000.480
now 0
00
Sam Hentges
.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 & seeSam Hentges — hold.conf 0.50
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