MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
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Portrait of Drew Sommers
Drew Sommers
DET · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Drew Sommers.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP.

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

Drew Sommers wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Brandon Pfaadt 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
Brandon Pfaadt
93.2
Drew Sommers
94.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
9.9%
Drew Sommers
16.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
15.9%
Drew Sommers
32.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
31.5%
Drew Sommers
39.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
37.2%
Drew Sommers
14.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
9.0%
Drew Sommers
2.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
.310
Drew Sommers
.251
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
Brandon Pfaadt
27.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
3.90
Drew Sommers
27.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.9001.57
now 1.41
1.33
Drew Sommers
.9001.57
now 1.00
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
4041.60
now 30
25
Drew Sommers
4041.60
now 1
9
Winshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.000.480
now 0
00
Drew Sommers
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBrandon Pfaadt — hold.conf 0.60
Buy LowDrew Sommers — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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