MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Portrait of Framber Valdez
Framber Valdez
DET · P
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Portrait of Kyle Leahy
Kyle Leahy
STL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Framber Valdez wins 1 (ERA); Kyle Leahy wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Framber Valdez
94.7
Kyle Leahy
94.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
9.6%
Kyle Leahy
10.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
17.8%
Kyle Leahy
22.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
30.8%
Kyle Leahy
27.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Framber Valdez
41.9%
Kyle Leahy
47.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Framber Valdez
5.5%
Kyle Leahy
9.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Framber Valdez
.321
Kyle Leahy
.337
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
Framber Valdez
4.034.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.39
4.28
Kyle Leahy
4.034.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.25
4.61
WHIPlower is better
Framber Valdez
1.221.66
now 1.32
1.40
Kyle Leahy
1.221.66
now 1.56
1.34

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Framber Valdez
4075.60
now 54
0
Kyle Leahy
4075.60
now 46
0
Winshigher is better
Framber Valdez
.0007
now 2
0–0
Kyle Leahy
.0007
now 5
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellFramber Valdez — hold.conf 0.60
SellKyle Leahy — sell.conf 0.79
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