MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Anthony Banda
Anthony Banda
MIN · P
Change to
Cole Sulser
TB · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Anthony Banda wins 1 (K); Cole Sulser wins 1 (WHIP); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Anthony Banda
94.6
Cole Sulser
92.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Banda
12.0%
Cole Sulser
13.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Banda
21.2%
Cole Sulser
24.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Banda
27.1%
Cole Sulser
35.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Banda
39.0%
Cole Sulser
39.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Banda
7.0%
Cole Sulser
11.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Banda
.325
Cole Sulser
.325
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
Anthony Banda
3.056.07
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
3.73
Cole Sulser
3.056.07
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.01
3.72
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Banda
1.121.66
now 1.24
1.25
Cole Sulser
1.121.66
now 1.54
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Banda
4026.60
now 21
12
Cole Sulser
4026.60
now 18
11
Winshigher is better
Anthony Banda
.0001.48
now 1
01
Cole Sulser
.0001.48
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
Anthony Banda
.0003.40
now 1
01
Cole Sulser
.0003.40
now 2
12
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAnthony Banda — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeCole Sulser — hold.conf 0.55
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