MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Brock Burke
Brock Burke
CIN · P
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Portrait of Sean Manaea
Sean Manaea
NYM · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Brock Burke wins 1 (ERA); Sean Manaea wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brock Burke
96.2
Sean Manaea
91.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brock Burke
13.1%
Sean Manaea
11.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brock Burke
23.6%
Sean Manaea
22.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brock Burke
28.2%
Sean Manaea
31.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brock Burke
32.7%
Sean Manaea
41.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brock Burke
7.7%
Sean Manaea
11.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brock Burke
.295
Sean Manaea
.335
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
Brock Burke
3.045.66
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.62
3.65
Sean Manaea
3.045.66
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.08
4.43
WHIPlower is better
Brock Burke
1.211.53
now 1.39
1.40
Sean Manaea
1.211.53
now 1.46
1.28

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brock Burke
4058.80
now 27
0
Sean Manaea
4058.80
now 42
0
Winshigher is better
Brock Burke
.0001.48
now 1
0–0
Sean Manaea
.0001.48
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrock Burke — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
SellSean Manaea — sell.conf 0.77
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