MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 3, 2026
Portrait of Daniel Palencia
Daniel Palencia
CHC · P
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Portrait of Drew Anderson
Drew Anderson
DET · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Daniel Palencia wins 2 (WHIP, SV); Drew Anderson wins 2 (K, ERA); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Daniel Palencia
99.4
Drew Anderson
95.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Daniel Palencia
15.6%
Drew Anderson
14.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Daniel Palencia
26.8%
Drew Anderson
28.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Daniel Palencia
31.8%
Drew Anderson
35.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Daniel Palencia
30.4%
Drew Anderson
40.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Daniel Palencia
6.5%
Drew Anderson
7.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Daniel Palencia
.300
Drew Anderson
.279
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
Daniel Palencia
24.72
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.31
3.70
Drew Anderson
24.72
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.03
3.18
WHIPlower is better
Daniel Palencia
1.151.55
now 1.46
1.24
Drew Anderson
1.151.55
now 1.26
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Daniel Palencia
4059.60
now 12
23
Drew Anderson
4059.60
now 46
38
Winshigher is better
Daniel Palencia
.2003.80
now 1
13
Drew Anderson
.2003.80
now 2
13
Saveshigher is better
Daniel Palencia
.0009.40
now 3
47
Drew Anderson
.0009.40
now 2
12
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeDaniel Palencia — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowDrew Anderson — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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