MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Brad Lord
Brad Lord
WSH · P
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Portrait of Trevor Richards
Trevor Richards
CWS · P
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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 (ERA); Trevor Richards wins 1 (WHIP); 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
Trevor Richards
91.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brad Lord
9.8%
Trevor Richards
10.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brad Lord
21.6%
Trevor Richards
21.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brad Lord
29.0%
Trevor Richards
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brad Lord
37.0%
Trevor Richards
41.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brad Lord
6.3%
Trevor Richards
8.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brad Lord
.305
Trevor Richards
.314
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
26.81
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.68
3.84
Trevor Richards
26.81
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
4.01
WHIPlower is better
Brad Lord
.9001.43
now 1.00
1.31
Trevor Richards
.9001.43
now 1.19
1.28

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brad Lord
4043.40
now 31
0
Trevor Richards
4043.40
now 14
0
Winshigher is better
Brad Lord
.0004.20
now 3
0–0
Trevor Richards
.0004.20
now 0
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
Sell HighTrevor Richards — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.83
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