MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Bryan Baker
Bryan Baker
TB · P
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Portrait of Paul Sewald
Paul Sewald
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Bryan Baker.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Bryan Baker wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Paul Sewald wins 0 (none); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bryan Baker
97.1
Paul Sewald
91.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bryan Baker
16.3%
Paul Sewald
14.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bryan Baker
29.3%
Paul Sewald
27.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bryan Baker
36.1%
Paul Sewald
30.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bryan Baker
31.0%
Paul Sewald
41.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bryan Baker
5.7%
Paul Sewald
12.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bryan Baker
.246
Paul Sewald
.283
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
Bryan Baker
24.28
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.22
3.65
Paul Sewald
24.28
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.63
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Bryan Baker
.9001.45
now 1.07
1.24
Paul Sewald
.9001.45
now 0.72
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bryan Baker
4034.60
now 29
24
Paul Sewald
4034.60
now 24
22
Winshigher is better
Bryan Baker
.5201.48
now 1
11
Paul Sewald
.5201.48
now 1
11
Saveshigher is better
Bryan Baker
5.4021.60
now 16
1018
Paul Sewald
5.4021.60
now 15
918
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBryan Baker — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.85
Hold · wait & seePaul Sewald — hold.conf 0.50
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