MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of Chris Sale
Chris Sale
ATL · P
Change to
Sean Sullivan
COL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Chris Sale.

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

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

Chris Sale wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, W); Sean Sullivan wins 0 (none); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chris Sale
96.1
Sean Sullivan
87.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chris Sale
15.5%
Sean Sullivan
7.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chris Sale
30.4%
Sean Sullivan
14.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chris Sale
35.8%
Sean Sullivan
28.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chris Sale
32.9%
Sean Sullivan
34.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chris Sale
5.5%
Sean Sullivan
9.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chris Sale
.272
Sean Sullivan
.335
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
Chris Sale
25.74
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.01
3.05
Sean Sullivan
25.74
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Chris Sale
.9001.55
now 0.94
1.10
Sean Sullivan
.9001.55
now 0.67
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chris Sale
40111.20
now 80
51
Sean Sullivan
40111.20
now 2
20
Winshigher is better
Chris Sale
.00011.20
now 8
37
Sean Sullivan
.00011.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyChris Sale — buy.conf 0.92
Hold · wait & seeSean Sullivan — hold.conf 0.55
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