MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Brandon Woodruff
MIL · P
Change to
Portrait of Sandy Alcantara
Sandy Alcantara
MIA · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Brandon Woodruff wins 1 (WHIP); Sandy Alcantara 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
Sandy Alcantara
97.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
12.0%
Sandy Alcantara
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
27.0%
Sandy Alcantara
17.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Woodruff
34.3%
Sandy Alcantara
31.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
34.5%
Sandy Alcantara
35.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
7.8%
Sandy Alcantara
5.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Woodruff
.263
Sandy Alcantara
.305
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
3.204.99
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.99
Sandy Alcantara
3.204.99
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
3.89
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Woodruff
.9201.41
now 1.03
1.28
Sandy Alcantara
.9201.41
now 1.30
1.29

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Woodruff
4075.80
now 25
10
Sandy Alcantara
4075.80
now 57
10
Winshigher is better
Brandon Woodruff
.0005.60
now 2
01
Sandy Alcantara
.0005.60
now 4
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBrandon Woodruff — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans buySandy Alcantara — hold.conf 0.60
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