MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Portrait of Anthony Banda
Anthony Banda
MIN · P
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Portrait of Cooper Criswell
Cooper Criswell
SEA · P
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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); Cooper Criswell wins 1 (ERA); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Anthony Banda
94.6
Cooper Criswell
91.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Banda
12.0%
Cooper Criswell
10.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Banda
21.2%
Cooper Criswell
19.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Banda
27.1%
Cooper Criswell
36.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Banda
39.0%
Cooper Criswell
36.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Banda
7.0%
Cooper Criswell
4.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Banda
.325
Cooper Criswell
.285
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
2.156.33
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
3.74
Cooper Criswell
2.156.33
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.08
3.68
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Banda
1.031.32
now 1.24
1.25
Cooper Criswell
1.031.32
now 1.10
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Banda
4026.60
now 21
15
Cooper Criswell
4026.60
now 19
13
Winshigher is better
Anthony Banda
.0002.80
now 1
01
Cooper Criswell
.0002.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Anthony Banda
.0002.40
now 1
01
Cooper Criswell
.0002.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAnthony Banda — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeCooper Criswell — hold.conf 0.50
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