MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Chris Sale
Chris Sale
ATL · P
Change to
Portrait of Spencer Strider
Spencer Strider
ATL · 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 — ERA, WHIP, and wins.

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

Chris Sale wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, W); Spencer Strider wins 0 (none); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chris Sale
96.1
Spencer Strider
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chris Sale
15.5%
Spencer Strider
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chris Sale
30.4%
Spencer Strider
27.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chris Sale
35.8%
Spencer Strider
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chris Sale
32.9%
Spencer Strider
36.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chris Sale
5.5%
Spencer Strider
11.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chris Sale
.272
Spencer Strider
.290
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
24.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.01
3.05
Spencer Strider
24.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
4.04
WHIPlower is better
Chris Sale
.9001.46
now 0.94
1.10
Spencer Strider
.9001.46
now 1.26
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chris Sale
4096
now 80
54
Spencer Strider
4096
now 40
54
Winshigher is better
Chris Sale
.00010.40
now 8
38
Spencer Strider
.00010.40
now 3
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyChris Sale — buy.conf 0.92
Hold · wait & seeSpencer Strider — hold.conf 0.50
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