MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Andrew Alvarez
Andrew Alvarez
WSH · P
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Portrait of Brent Suter
Brent Suter
ATL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Andrew Alvarez wins 2 (K, SV); Brent Suter wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Andrew Alvarez
92.4
Brent Suter
87.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andrew Alvarez
12.1%
Brent Suter
10.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andrew Alvarez
22.8%
Brent Suter
20.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andrew Alvarez
30.4%
Brent Suter
29.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andrew Alvarez
43.6%
Brent Suter
31.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andrew Alvarez
5.0%
Brent Suter
6.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andrew Alvarez
.328
Brent Suter
.323
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
Andrew Alvarez
3.804.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.02
4.25
Brent Suter
3.804.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.09
4.15
WHIPlower is better
Andrew Alvarez
1.201.48
now 1.28
1.41
Brent Suter
1.201.48
now 1.27
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andrew Alvarez
4033.60
now 17
25
Brent Suter
4033.60
now 28
14
Winshigher is better
Andrew Alvarez
.0002.80
now 1
12
Brent Suter
.0002.80
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
Andrew Alvarez
.0004.40
now 1
13
Brent Suter
.0004.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
SellAndrew Alvarez — sell.conf 0.68
Hold · leans sellBrent Suter — hold.conf 0.60
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