MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 3, 2026
Brant Hurter
DET · P
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Portrait of José Fermin
José Fermin
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

José Fermin.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Brant Hurter’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

José Fermin wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Brant Hurter wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brant Hurter
92.1
José Fermin
96.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
8.9%
José Fermin
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
17.8%
José Fermin
24.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
26.8%
José Fermin
32.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brant Hurter
32.9%
José Fermin
48.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brant Hurter
4.3%
José Fermin
8.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brant Hurter
.304
José Fermin
.338
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
Brant Hurter
26.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.84
3.71
José Fermin
26.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brant Hurter
.9001.91
now 1.07
1.26
José Fermin
.9001.91
now 1.67
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brant Hurter
4034.60
now 18
24
José Fermin
4034.60
now 18
29
Winshigher is better
Brant Hurter
.0009
now 4
27
José Fermin
.0009
now 2
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrant Hurter — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.94
Sell HighJosé Fermin — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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