MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Portrait of Erick Fedde
Erick Fedde
CWS · P
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Portrait of Merrill Kelly
Merrill Kelly
AZ · 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

Erick Fedde wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Merrill Kelly wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Erick Fedde
94.4
Merrill Kelly
92.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Erick Fedde
8.0%
Merrill Kelly
10.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Erick Fedde
16.3%
Merrill Kelly
14.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Erick Fedde
24.1%
Merrill Kelly
34.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Erick Fedde
39.5%
Merrill Kelly
45.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Erick Fedde
7.0%
Merrill Kelly
13.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Erick Fedde
.328
Merrill Kelly
.400
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
Erick Fedde
3.716.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
4.41
Merrill Kelly
3.716.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.06
6.17
WHIPlower is better
Erick Fedde
1.321.55
now 1.48
1.39
Merrill Kelly
1.321.55
now 1.46
1.43

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Erick Fedde
4040.60
now 34
30
Merrill Kelly
4040.60
now 33
35
Winshigher is better
Erick Fedde
.0008.40
now 0
00
Merrill Kelly
.0008.40
now 5
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellErick Fedde — sell.conf 0.69
SellMerrill Kelly — sell.conf 0.90
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