MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Young
Brandon Young
BAL · P
Change to
Kris Bubic
LAD · 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 Young wins 1 (WHIP); Kris Bubic 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 Young
94.4
Kris Bubic
91.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
11.9%
Kris Bubic
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
19.9%
Kris Bubic
24.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Young
33.7%
Kris Bubic
29.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
39.4%
Kris Bubic
38.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
6.8%
Kris Bubic
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Young
.319
Kris Bubic
.315
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 Young
2.994.60
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.35
4.24
Kris Bubic
2.994.60
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.11
4.17
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Young
1.161.45
now 1.37
1.37
Kris Bubic
1.161.45
now 1.23
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Young
4071.40
now 33
0
Kris Bubic
4071.40
now 51
0
Winshigher is better
Brandon Young
.0004.20
now 3
0–0
Kris Bubic
.0004.20
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellBrandon Young — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighKris Bubic — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.83
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