MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Alex Lange
Alex Lange
KC · P
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Portrait of Justin Bruihl
Justin Bruihl
STL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Justin Bruihl.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Alex Lange’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Justin Bruihl 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
95.8
Justin Bruihl
91.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Alex Lange
12.6%
Justin Bruihl
8.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Alex Lange
23.3%
Justin Bruihl
16.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Alex Lange
29.4%
Justin Bruihl
27.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Alex Lange
42.4%
Justin Bruihl
35.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Alex Lange
12.8%
Justin Bruihl
4.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Alex Lange
.340
Justin Bruihl
.312
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
3.674.88
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.50
Justin Bruihl
3.674.88
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.61
3.94
WHIPlower is better
Alex Lange
1.281.53
now 1.35
1.43
Justin Bruihl
1.281.53
now 1.46
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Alex Lange
4032
now 26
18
Justin Bruihl
4032
now 18
11
Winshigher is better
Alex Lange
.000.480
now 0
00
Justin Bruihl
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellAlex Lange — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyJustin Bruihl — hold.conf 0.60
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