MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Brenan Hanifee
Brenan Hanifee
DET · P
Change to
Kyle Backhus
PHI · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Kyle Backhus.

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

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

Kyle Backhus wins 1 categories (K); Brenan Hanifee wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brenan Hanifee
96.2
Kyle Backhus
90.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brenan Hanifee
5.8%
Kyle Backhus
8.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brenan Hanifee
9.8%
Kyle Backhus
22.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brenan Hanifee
19.9%
Kyle Backhus
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brenan Hanifee
44.8%
Kyle Backhus
34.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brenan Hanifee
7.5%
Kyle Backhus
5.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brenan Hanifee
.372
Kyle Backhus
.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
Brenan Hanifee
3.255.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.65
3.70
Kyle Backhus
3.255.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.66
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brenan Hanifee
1.171.45
now 1.38
1.24
Kyle Backhus
1.171.45
now 1.24
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brenan Hanifee
4020.60
now 6
11
Kyle Backhus
4020.60
now 10
15
Winshigher is better
Brenan Hanifee
.000.480
now 0
00
Kyle Backhus
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrenan Hanifee — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Buy LowKyle Backhus — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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