MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Anthony Banda
Anthony Banda
MIN · P
Change to
Jordan Hicks
CWS · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jordan Hicks.

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

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

Jordan Hicks wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Anthony Banda 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
Anthony Banda
94.6
Jordan Hicks
99.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Banda
12.0%
Jordan Hicks
11.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Banda
21.2%
Jordan Hicks
28.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Banda
27.1%
Jordan Hicks
30.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Banda
39.0%
Jordan Hicks
35.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Banda
7.0%
Jordan Hicks
1.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Banda
.325
Jordan Hicks
.268
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
2.946.36
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
3.74
Jordan Hicks
2.946.36
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Banda
.9002.43
now 1.24
1.25
Jordan Hicks
.9002.43
now 2.09
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Banda
4028.20
now 21
4
Jordan Hicks
4028.20
now 15
3
Winshigher is better
Anthony Banda
.0001.48
now 1
00
Jordan Hicks
.0001.48
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAnthony Banda — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowJordan Hicks — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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