MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 23, 2026
Dean Kremer
BAL · P
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Portrait of Shane Baz
Shane Baz
BAL · 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); Shane Baz 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
93.1
Shane Baz
96.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
14.0%
Shane Baz
10.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
28.2%
Shane Baz
20.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
28.8%
Shane Baz
30.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dean Kremer
32.8%
Shane Baz
42.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dean Kremer
11.9%
Shane Baz
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dean Kremer
.339
Shane Baz
.318
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
3.874.70
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.09
4.10
Shane Baz
3.874.70
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.48
4.20
WHIPlower is better
Dean Kremer
.9001.64
now 0.91
1.30
Shane Baz
.9001.64
now 1.43
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dean Kremer
4073.40
now 16
52
Shane Baz
4073.40
now 57
50
Winshigher is better
Dean Kremer
.0002.80
now 0
00
Shane Baz
.0002.80
now 2
12

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
Hold · steadyShane Baz — hold.conf 0.60
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