MLB Daily DeltaWeek 28 · October 7, 2026
Portrait of Chase Burns
Chase Burns
CIN · P
Change to
Portrait of Emmet Sheehan
Emmet Sheehan
LAD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Chase Burns wins 1 (ERA); Emmet Sheehan wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chase Burns
97.6
Emmet Sheehan
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chase Burns
15.7%
Emmet Sheehan
16.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chase Burns
29.4%
Emmet Sheehan
28.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chase Burns
34.3%
Emmet Sheehan
35.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chase Burns
38.2%
Emmet Sheehan
38.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chase Burns
8.0%
Emmet Sheehan
9.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chase Burns
.279
Emmet Sheehan
.292
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
Chase Burns
25.52
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.96
3.25
Emmet Sheehan
25.52
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.57
WHIPlower is better
Chase Burns
.9001.35
now 0.96
1.24
Emmet Sheehan
.9001.35
now 1.16
1.18

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chase Burns
40100.80
now 72
0
Emmet Sheehan
40100.80
now 62
0
Winshigher is better
Chase Burns
.0009.80
now 7
0–0
Emmet Sheehan
.0009.80
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyChase Burns — buy.conf 0.85
BuyEmmet Sheehan — buy.conf 0.76
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