MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Framber Valdez
Framber Valdez
DET · P
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Portrait of Ryne Nelson
Ryne Nelson
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Framber Valdez.

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

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

Framber Valdez wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Ryne Nelson wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Framber Valdez
94.9
Ryne Nelson
96.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
9.9%
Ryne Nelson
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
18.4%
Ryne Nelson
17.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
32.4%
Ryne Nelson
34.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Framber Valdez
43.4%
Ryne Nelson
43.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Framber Valdez
6.3%
Ryne Nelson
10.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Framber Valdez
.320
Ryne Nelson
.349
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
45.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.39
4.24
Ryne Nelson
45.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.82
4.84
WHIPlower is better
Framber Valdez
1.111.46
now 1.32
1.38
Ryne Nelson
1.111.46
now 1.19
1.28

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Framber Valdez
4061.20
now 54
38
Ryne Nelson
4061.20
now 52
36
Winshigher is better
Framber Valdez
.5202.48
now 2
12
Ryne Nelson
.5202.48
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellFramber Valdez — hold.conf 0.60
SellRyne Nelson — sell.conf 0.89
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