MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 11, 2026
Dean Kremer
BAL · P
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Portrait of Framber Valdez
Framber Valdez
DET · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Dean Kremer.

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

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

Dean Kremer wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Framber Valdez wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Dean Kremer
93.4
Framber Valdez
95.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
14.4%
Framber Valdez
10.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
27.9%
Framber Valdez
18.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
30.2%
Framber Valdez
32.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dean Kremer
34.5%
Framber Valdez
41.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dean Kremer
12.1%
Framber Valdez
6.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dean Kremer
.327
Framber Valdez
.317
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
Dean Kremer
3.874.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.09
4.10
Framber Valdez
3.874.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.39
4.17
WHIPlower is better
Dean Kremer
.9001.53
now 0.91
1.30
Framber Valdez
.9001.53
now 1.32
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dean Kremer
4079
now 16
61
Framber Valdez
4079
now 54
56
Winshigher is better
Dean Kremer
.0004.20
now 0
00
Framber Valdez
.0004.20
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighDean Kremer — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.71
Hold · steadyFramber Valdez — hold.conf 0.60
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