MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Portrait of Drew Anderson
Drew Anderson
DET · P
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Portrait of Trent Thornton
Trent Thornton
CHC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Drew Anderson.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Drew Anderson wins 3 categories (K, ERA, SV); Trent Thornton wins 2 (WHIP, W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Drew Anderson
95.8
Trent Thornton
95.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Drew Anderson
14.2%
Trent Thornton
10.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Drew Anderson
27.9%
Trent Thornton
11.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Drew Anderson
34.7%
Trent Thornton
30.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Drew Anderson
38.9%
Trent Thornton
47.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Drew Anderson
7.8%
Trent Thornton
8.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Drew Anderson
.287
Trent Thornton
.348
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
Drew Anderson
24.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.03
3.42
Trent Thornton
24.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.98
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Drew Anderson
.9001.44
now 1.26
1.28
Trent Thornton
.9001.44
now 0.88
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Drew Anderson
4062
now 46
25
Trent Thornton
4062
now 6
12
Winshigher is better
Drew Anderson
.0005.20
now 2
12
Trent Thornton
.0005.20
now 2
14
Saveshigher is better
Drew Anderson
.0003.40
now 2
12
Trent Thornton
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
BuyDrew Anderson — buy.conf 0.80
Sell HighTrent Thornton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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