MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 2026
Dean Kremer
BAL · P
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Portrait of Jack Leiter
Jack Leiter
TEX · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

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

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

Dean Kremer wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Jack Leiter wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Dean Kremer
93.1
Jack Leiter
96.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
14.0%
Jack Leiter
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
28.2%
Jack Leiter
23.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
28.8%
Jack Leiter
30.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dean Kremer
32.8%
Jack Leiter
39.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dean Kremer
11.9%
Jack Leiter
10.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dean Kremer
.339
Jack Leiter
.337
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
Dean Kremer
3.874.80
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.09
4.10
Jack Leiter
3.874.80
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.34
4.58
WHIPlower is better
Dean Kremer
.9001.55
now 0.91
1.30
Jack Leiter
.9001.55
now 1.33
1.37

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dean Kremer
4097.20
now 16
53
Jack Leiter
4097.20
now 74
61
Winshigher is better
Dean Kremer
.0004.20
now 0
00
Jack Leiter
.0004.20
now 3
23

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 0.85
SellJack Leiter — sell.conf 0.77
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