MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Brant Hurter
DET · P
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Portrait of Ryan Zeferjahn
Ryan Zeferjahn
CHC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Zeferjahn.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and saves. 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

Ryan Zeferjahn wins 3 categories (K, ERA, SV); Brant Hurter wins 2 (WHIP, W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brant Hurter
92.1
Ryan Zeferjahn
97.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
8.9%
Ryan Zeferjahn
13.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
17.8%
Ryan Zeferjahn
33.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brant Hurter
26.8%
Ryan Zeferjahn
24.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brant Hurter
32.9%
Ryan Zeferjahn
35.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brant Hurter
4.3%
Ryan Zeferjahn
5.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brant Hurter
.304
Ryan Zeferjahn
.268
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
26.90
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.84
3.71
Ryan Zeferjahn
26.90
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.74
2.95
WHIPlower is better
Brant Hurter
.9401.52
now 1.07
1.26
Ryan Zeferjahn
.9401.52
now 1.39
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brant Hurter
4039.20
now 18
14
Ryan Zeferjahn
4039.20
now 32
19
Winshigher is better
Brant Hurter
.0005.20
now 4
14
Ryan Zeferjahn
.0005.20
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Brant Hurter
.0002.40
now 0
0
Ryan Zeferjahn
.0002.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrant Hurter — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
BuyRyan Zeferjahn — buy.conf 0.92
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