MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
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Portrait of Shawn Armstrong
Shawn Armstrong
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Shawn Armstrong.

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

Shawn Armstrong 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
Shawn Armstrong
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
10.3%
Shawn Armstrong
11.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
16.0%
Shawn Armstrong
22.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
31.9%
Shawn Armstrong
24.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
34.0%
Shawn Armstrong
34.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
7.5%
Shawn Armstrong
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
.300
Shawn Armstrong
.308
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
2.806.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
3.73
Shawn Armstrong
2.806.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
1.171.48
now 1.41
1.27
Shawn Armstrong
1.171.48
now 1.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
4039.60
now 30
8
Shawn Armstrong
4039.60
now 19
6
Winshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.0001.48
now 0
00
Shawn Armstrong
.0001.48
now 1
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBrandon Pfaadt — buy.conf 0.70
Hold · wait & seeShawn Armstrong — hold.conf 0.50
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