MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
Portrait of Chase Burns
Chase Burns
CIN · P
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Portrait of Cristopher Sánchez
Cristopher Sánchez
PHI · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Chase Burns wins 2 (ERA, W); Cristopher Sánchez wins 2 (K, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chase Burns
97.8
Cristopher Sánchez
95.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chase Burns
15.5%
Cristopher Sánchez
16.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chase Burns
28.6%
Cristopher Sánchez
27.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chase Burns
34.0%
Cristopher Sánchez
38.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chase Burns
37.4%
Cristopher Sánchez
43.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chase Burns
8.9%
Cristopher Sánchez
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chase Burns
.277
Cristopher Sánchez
.279
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
Chase Burns
23.88
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.96
3.14
Cristopher Sánchez
23.88
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.47
3.19
WHIPlower is better
Chase Burns
.9001.34
now 0.96
1.23
Cristopher Sánchez
.9001.34
now 1.12
1.18

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chase Burns
57.20105.80
now 72
68
Cristopher Sánchez
57.20105.80
now 95
73
Winshigher is better
Chase Burns
.60011.40
now 7
49
Cristopher Sánchez
.60011.40
now 6
37

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighChase Burns — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.89
BuyCristopher Sánchez — buy.conf 0.87
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