MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Sproat
Brandon Sproat
MIL · P
Change to
Carson Palmquist
WSH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Brandon Sproat wins 2 (K, W); Carson Palmquist wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
96.7
Carson Palmquist
91.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
11.5%
Carson Palmquist
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
24.1%
Carson Palmquist
20.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
25.6%
Carson Palmquist
35.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Sproat
43.2%
Carson Palmquist
24.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Sproat
8.9%
Carson Palmquist
4.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Sproat
.338
Carson Palmquist
.320
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 Sproat
27.66
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.24
4.60
Carson Palmquist
27.66
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.70
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Sproat
.9001.78
now 1.53
1.40
Carson Palmquist
.9001.78
now 0.90
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Sproat
4071.60
now 52
43
Carson Palmquist
4071.60
now 3
23
Winshigher is better
Brandon Sproat
.0001.48
now 1
11
Carson Palmquist
.0001.48
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellBrandon Sproat — sell.conf 0.78
Hold · wait & seeCarson Palmquist — hold.conf 0.55
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