MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Bryan Baker
Bryan Baker
TB · P
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Portrait of Didier Fuentes
Didier Fuentes
ATL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Didier Fuentes.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, WHIP, and wins. Bryan Baker’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

Didier Fuentes wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, W); Bryan Baker wins 1 (SV).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bryan Baker
96.8
Didier Fuentes
97.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bryan Baker
15.2%
Didier Fuentes
15.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bryan Baker
29.3%
Didier Fuentes
30.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bryan Baker
36.8%
Didier Fuentes
30.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bryan Baker
33.6%
Didier Fuentes
35.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bryan Baker
6.5%
Didier Fuentes
4.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bryan Baker
.254
Didier Fuentes
.269
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
Bryan Baker
24.24
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.22
3.66
Didier Fuentes
24.24
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.78
2.97
WHIPlower is better
Bryan Baker
11.31
now 1.07
1.24
Didier Fuentes
11.31
now 1.10
1.17

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bryan Baker
4034.60
now 29
16
Didier Fuentes
4034.60
now 27
17
Winshigher is better
Bryan Baker
.0005.60
now 1
01
Didier Fuentes
.0005.60
now 4
24
Saveshigher is better
Bryan Baker
.00022.40
now 16
612
Didier Fuentes
.00022.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBryan Baker — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
BuyDidier Fuentes — buy.conf 0.92
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