MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 30, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Sproat
Brandon Sproat
MIL · P
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Portrait of Kyle Freeland
Kyle Freeland
COL · 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

Brandon Sproat wins 1 (ERA); Kyle Freeland 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
Brandon Sproat
96.8
Kyle Freeland
91.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
11.4%
Kyle Freeland
11.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
23.9%
Kyle Freeland
17.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
25.4%
Kyle Freeland
33.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Sproat
42.7%
Kyle Freeland
43.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Sproat
8.5%
Kyle Freeland
11.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Sproat
.341
Kyle Freeland
.356
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
3.368.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.24
4.70
Kyle Freeland
3.368.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.06
5.04
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Sproat
1.221.85
now 1.53
1.43
Kyle Freeland
1.221.85
now 1.71
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Sproat
4072.80
now 52
0
Kyle Freeland
4072.80
now 43
0
Winshigher is better
Brandon Sproat
.0001.48
now 1
0–0
Kyle Freeland
.0001.48
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellBrandon Sproat — sell.conf 0.83
Hold · leans sellKyle Freeland — hold.conf 0.60
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