MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Daniel Lynch IV
Daniel Lynch IV
KC · P
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Portrait of Sean Manaea
Sean Manaea
NYM · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Sean Manaea.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Daniel Lynch IV’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Sean Manaea wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Daniel Lynch IV wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Daniel Lynch IV
94.6
Sean Manaea
91.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Daniel Lynch IV
10.8%
Sean Manaea
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Daniel Lynch IV
16.6%
Sean Manaea
21.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Daniel Lynch IV
29.8%
Sean Manaea
31.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Daniel Lynch IV
37.1%
Sean Manaea
41.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Daniel Lynch IV
5.9%
Sean Manaea
11.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Daniel Lynch IV
.314
Sean Manaea
.340
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
Daniel Lynch IV
26.34
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.93
3.99
Sean Manaea
26.34
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.08
4.52
WHIPlower is better
Daniel Lynch IV
.9001.65
now 0.99
1.31
Sean Manaea
.9001.65
now 1.46
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Daniel Lynch IV
4056.80
now 27
5
Sean Manaea
4056.80
now 42
8
Winshigher is better
Daniel Lynch IV
.0001.48
now 1
00
Sean Manaea
.0001.48
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighDaniel Lynch IV — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.90
SellSean Manaea — sell.conf 0.81
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