MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Hunter Brown
HOU · P
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Portrait of Michael Wacha
Michael Wacha
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Hunter Brown.

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

Hunter Brown wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Michael Wacha 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
Hunter Brown
96.1
Michael Wacha
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
11.6%
Michael Wacha
10.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
24.7%
Michael Wacha
19.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Brown
26.8%
Michael Wacha
30.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Brown
38.1%
Michael Wacha
37.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Brown
6.7%
Michael Wacha
6.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Brown
.299
Michael Wacha
.314
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
Hunter Brown
25.43
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.84
3.72
Michael Wacha
25.43
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.23
4.12
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Brown
.9001.59
now 1.03
1.43
Michael Wacha
.9001.59
now 1.12
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Brown
4084.20
now 17
60
Michael Wacha
4084.20
now 65
42
Winshigher is better
Hunter Brown
.0006.60
now 1
25
Michael Wacha
.0006.60
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyHunter Brown — buy.conf 0.71
Sell HighMichael Wacha — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.90
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