MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Portrait of George Kirby
George Kirby
SEA · P
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Portrait of Sandy Alcantara
Sandy Alcantara
MIA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

George Kirby.

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

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

George Kirby wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Sandy Alcantara wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
George Kirby
96.6
Sandy Alcantara
97.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
George Kirby
11.7%
Sandy Alcantara
11.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
George Kirby
21.5%
Sandy Alcantara
18.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
George Kirby
34.0%
Sandy Alcantara
32.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
George Kirby
42.0%
Sandy Alcantara
35.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
George Kirby
7.5%
Sandy Alcantara
5.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
George Kirby
.306
Sandy Alcantara
.300
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
George Kirby
3.444.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.93
Sandy Alcantara
3.444.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
3.77
WHIPlower is better
George Kirby
1.151.38
now 1.22
1.30
Sandy Alcantara
1.151.38
now 1.30
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
George Kirby
4067.40
now 59
42
Sandy Alcantara
4067.40
now 57
38
Winshigher is better
George Kirby
.8006.20
now 5
25
Sandy Alcantara
.8006.20
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyGeorge Kirby — hold.conf 0.60
BuySandy Alcantara — buy.conf 0.70
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