MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of Bubba Chandler
Bubba Chandler
PIT · P
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Portrait of Framber Valdez
Framber Valdez
DET · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Bubba Chandler.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA. Framber Valdez’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Bubba Chandler wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Framber Valdez wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
98.5
Framber Valdez
95.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
11.1%
Framber Valdez
10.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
20.1%
Framber Valdez
18.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
29.3%
Framber Valdez
32.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
36.8%
Framber Valdez
42.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
6.2%
Framber Valdez
6.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
.308
Framber Valdez
.319
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
Bubba Chandler
3.635.20
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.85
3.98
Framber Valdez
3.635.20
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.39
4.23
WHIPlower is better
Bubba Chandler
1.241.60
now 1.52
1.45
Framber Valdez
1.241.60
now 1.32
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bubba Chandler
4059.60
now 52
46
Framber Valdez
4059.60
now 54
41
Winshigher is better
Bubba Chandler
.5202.48
now 1
11
Framber Valdez
.5202.48
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBubba Chandler — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · leans sellFramber Valdez — hold.conf 0.60
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