MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 23, 2026
Portrait of Framber Valdez
Framber Valdez
DET · P
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Portrait of Trevor Rogers
Trevor Rogers
BAL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Trevor Rogers.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Framber Valdez’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Framber Valdez
95.0
Trevor Rogers
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
10.0%
Trevor Rogers
11.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
18.4%
Trevor Rogers
18.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
32.4%
Trevor Rogers
33.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Framber Valdez
41.5%
Trevor Rogers
39.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Framber Valdez
6.4%
Trevor Rogers
6.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Framber Valdez
.320
Trevor Rogers
.316
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
3.107.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.39
4.24
Trevor Rogers
3.107.91
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.84
4.17
WHIPlower is better
Framber Valdez
1.221.66
now 1.32
1.37
Trevor Rogers
1.221.66
now 1.56
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Framber Valdez
4060.40
now 54
47
Trevor Rogers
4060.40
now 38
41
Winshigher is better
Framber Valdez
.2003.80
now 2
12
Trevor Rogers
.2003.80
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellFramber Valdez — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyTrevor Rogers — hold.conf 0.60
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