MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Hoby Milner
Hoby Milner
CHC · P
Change to
Ryan Gusto
MIA · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Gusto.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Hoby Milner’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Ryan Gusto wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Hoby Milner wins 2 (W, SV).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hoby Milner
87.4
Ryan Gusto
94.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hoby Milner
7.8%
Ryan Gusto
10.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hoby Milner
12.1%
Ryan Gusto
20.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hoby Milner
28.7%
Ryan Gusto
29.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hoby Milner
37.8%
Ryan Gusto
43.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hoby Milner
5.9%
Ryan Gusto
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hoby Milner
.351
Ryan Gusto
.321
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
Hoby Milner
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.49
3.78
Ryan Gusto
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 9.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Hoby Milner
.9001.93
now 1.03
1.25
Ryan Gusto
.9001.93
now 1.67
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hoby Milner
4032
now 12
12
Ryan Gusto
4032
now 4
24
Winshigher is better
Hoby Milner
.0001.48
now 1
01
Ryan Gusto
.0001.48
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Hoby Milner
.0002.40
now 1
01
Ryan Gusto
.0002.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighHoby Milner — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeRyan Gusto — hold.conf 0.50
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