MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Portrait of Brent Headrick
Brent Headrick
NYY · P
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Portrait of Gregory Soto
Gregory Soto
PIT · 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, WHIP); Gregory Soto 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
94.3
Gregory Soto
97.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
17.5%
Gregory Soto
11.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
29.1%
Gregory Soto
27.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brent Headrick
33.5%
Gregory Soto
29.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brent Headrick
37.1%
Gregory Soto
34.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brent Headrick
4.3%
Gregory Soto
5.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brent Headrick
.265
Gregory Soto
.276
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
Brent Headrick
24.34
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.00
2.89
Gregory Soto
24.34
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.95
3.66
WHIPlower is better
Brent Headrick
.9001.61
now 1.37
1.22
Gregory Soto
.9001.61
now 0.76
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brent Headrick
4037.60
now 29
18
Gregory Soto
4037.60
now 32
19
Winshigher is better
Brent Headrick
.0005.20
now 3
13
Gregory Soto
.0005.20
now 4
23
Saveshigher is better
Brent Headrick
.0009.80
now 0
0
Gregory Soto
.0009.80
now 7
36
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBrent Headrick — buy.conf 0.92
Hold · wait & seeGregory Soto — hold.conf 0.50
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