MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Brandon Woodruff
MIL · P
Change to
Portrait of Carlos Rodón
Carlos Rodón
NYY · P
Change to
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 Woodruff wins 1 (WHIP); Carlos Rodón wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
91.8
Carlos Rodón
94.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
12.0%
Carlos Rodón
14.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
27.0%
Carlos Rodón
26.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
34.3%
Carlos Rodón
29.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
34.5%
Carlos Rodón
38.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
7.8%
Carlos Rodón
6.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
.263
Carlos Rodón
.304
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
Brandon Woodruff
3.054.26
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.99
Carlos Rodón
3.054.26
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.32
3.89
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Woodruff
.9101.44
now 1.03
1.28
Carlos Rodón
.9101.44
now 1.32
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Woodruff
4035
now 25
0
Carlos Rodón
4035
now 20
0
Winshigher is better
Brandon Woodruff
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Carlos Rodón
.0002.80
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBrandon Woodruff — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighCarlos Rodón — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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