MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Burch Smith
DET · P
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Portrait of Greg Weissert
Greg Weissert
BOS · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Burch Smith.

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

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

Burch Smith wins 1 categories (K); Greg Weissert wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Burch Smith
93.8
Greg Weissert
93.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Burch Smith
10.4%
Greg Weissert
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Burch Smith
27.4%
Greg Weissert
22.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Burch Smith
26.2%
Greg Weissert
34.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Burch Smith
47.8%
Greg Weissert
32.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Burch Smith
4.3%
Greg Weissert
4.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Burch Smith
.287
Greg Weissert
.288
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
Burch Smith
2.764.66
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
3.70
Greg Weissert
2.764.66
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.24
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Burch Smith
1.151.56
now 1.47
1.24
Greg Weissert
1.151.56
now 1.41
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Burch Smith
4027.60
now 20
16
Greg Weissert
4027.60
now 22
15
Winshigher is better
Burch Smith
.000.480
now 0
00
Greg Weissert
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBurch Smith — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeGreg Weissert — hold.conf 0.50
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