MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Portrait of Brad Lord
Brad Lord
WSH · P
Change to
Portrait of Shane Drohan
Shane Drohan
MIL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Brad Lord wins 1 (WHIP); Shane Drohan wins 1 (ERA); 2 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
Shane Drohan
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brad Lord
9.8%
Shane Drohan
13.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brad Lord
21.6%
Shane Drohan
23.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brad Lord
29.0%
Shane Drohan
32.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brad Lord
37.0%
Shane Drohan
38.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brad Lord
6.3%
Shane Drohan
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brad Lord
.305
Shane Drohan
.301
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
Brad Lord
2.224.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.68
3.84
Shane Drohan
2.224.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.87
3.77
WHIPlower is better
Brad Lord
.9001.45
now 1.00
1.31
Shane Drohan
.9001.45
now 1.15
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brad Lord
4046.20
now 31
0
Shane Drohan
4046.20
now 33
0
Winshigher is better
Brad Lord
.0004.20
now 3
0–0
Shane Drohan
.0004.20
now 2
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyBrad Lord — hold.conf 0.60
Buy LowShane Drohan — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.71
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