MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Portrait of Alex Lange
Alex Lange
KC · P
Change to
Dylan Smith
SF · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Dylan Smith.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP.

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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Alex Lange
95.9
Dylan Smith
95.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Alex Lange
12.4%
Dylan Smith
14.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Alex Lange
22.9%
Dylan Smith
27.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Alex Lange
29.4%
Dylan Smith
30.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Alex Lange
41.9%
Dylan Smith
36.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Alex Lange
12.0%
Dylan Smith
7.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Alex Lange
.338
Dylan Smith
.299
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 Lange
26.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.76
Dylan Smith
26.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Alex Lange
.9001.65
now 1.35
1.26
Dylan Smith
.9001.65
now 0.60
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Alex Lange
4035.60
now 26
21
Dylan Smith
4035.60
now 2
16
Winshigher is better
Alex Lange
.000.480
now 0
00
Dylan Smith
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAlex Lange — hold.conf 0.55
Sell HighDylan Smith — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.92
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