MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Bryce Elder
Bryce Elder
ATL · P
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Portrait of Walbert Ureña
Walbert Ureña
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Bryce Elder.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Bryce Elder wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Walbert Ureña wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bryce Elder
92.6
Walbert Ureña
97.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
10.4%
Walbert Ureña
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
20.0%
Walbert Ureña
22.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
28.1%
Walbert Ureña
30.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bryce Elder
41.1%
Walbert Ureña
33.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bryce Elder
6.4%
Walbert Ureña
4.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bryce Elder
.309
Walbert Ureña
.281
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
Bryce Elder
24.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.50
3.99
Walbert Ureña
24.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.44
3.26
WHIPlower is better
Bryce Elder
.9501.53
now 1.08
1.31
Walbert Ureña
.9501.53
now 1.38
1.40

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bryce Elder
4071.80
now 61
37
Walbert Ureña
4071.80
now 41
34
Winshigher is better
Bryce Elder
.0005.20
now 4
23
Walbert Ureña
.0005.20
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBryce Elder — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighWalbert Ureña — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.94
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