MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 17, 2026
Portrait of Brent Headrick
Brent Headrick
NYY · P
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Portrait of Gabe Speier
Gabe Speier
SEA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Brent Headrick wins 2 (ERA, W); Gabe Speier wins 2 (K, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brent Headrick
94.2
Gabe Speier
95.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
17.4%
Gabe Speier
11.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
27.6%
Gabe Speier
18.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
33.2%
Gabe Speier
31.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brent Headrick
37.7%
Gabe Speier
37.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brent Headrick
4.9%
Gabe Speier
12.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brent Headrick
.271
Gabe Speier
.318
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
Brent Headrick
24.38
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.00
3.66
Gabe Speier
24.38
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brent Headrick
1.171.44
now 1.37
1.24
Gabe Speier
1.171.44
now 1.30
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brent Headrick
4034.60
now 29
24
Gabe Speier
4034.60
now 16
28
Winshigher is better
Brent Headrick
.0005.20
now 3
14
Gabe Speier
.0005.20
now 1
12
Saveshigher is better
Brent Headrick
.0003.40
now 0
0
Gabe Speier
.0003.40
now 1
12
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBrent Headrick — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighGabe Speier — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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