MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 4, 2026
Portrait of Grant Anderson
Grant Anderson
MIL · P
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Portrait of Sam Hentges
Sam Hentges
SF · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Sam Hentges.

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

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

Sam Hentges wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Grant Anderson wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Grant Anderson
93.3
Sam Hentges
93.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Grant Anderson
11.3%
Sam Hentges
11.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Grant Anderson
20.0%
Sam Hentges
21.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Grant Anderson
28.0%
Sam Hentges
27.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Grant Anderson
38.5%
Sam Hentges
30.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Grant Anderson
8.3%
Sam Hentges
5.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Grant Anderson
.292
Sam Hentges
.339
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
Grant Anderson
24.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.59
3.69
Sam Hentges
24.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.17
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Grant Anderson
.9001.80
now 0.99
1.25
Sam Hentges
.9001.80
now 1.57
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Grant Anderson
4035.60
now 18
21
Sam Hentges
4035.60
now 9
28
Winshigher is better
Grant Anderson
.0002.80
now 1
12
Sam Hentges
.0002.80
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeGrant Anderson — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeSam Hentges — hold.conf 0.50
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