MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Brad Lord
Brad Lord
WSH · P
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Portrait of Chad Patrick
Chad Patrick
MIL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Brad Lord.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Chad Patrick’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Brad Lord wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Chad Patrick 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
Brad Lord
94.6
Chad Patrick
95.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brad Lord
9.9%
Chad Patrick
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brad Lord
21.1%
Chad Patrick
20.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brad Lord
30.2%
Chad Patrick
29.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brad Lord
36.8%
Chad Patrick
36.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brad Lord
6.3%
Chad Patrick
6.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brad Lord
.308
Chad Patrick
.313
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Brad Lord
24.54
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.68
3.88
Chad Patrick
24.54
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.54
3.97
WHIPlower is better
Brad Lord
.9001.49
now 1.00
1.32
Chad Patrick
.9001.49
now 1.20
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brad Lord
4045.60
now 31
5
Chad Patrick
4045.60
now 34
6
Winshigher is better
Brad Lord
.0004.20
now 3
01
Chad Patrick
.0004.20
now 3
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBrad Lord — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighChad Patrick — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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