MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 23, 2026
Josh Hader
HOU · P
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Portrait of Paul Sewald
Paul Sewald
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Paul Sewald.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Paul Sewald wins 2 categories (K, W); Josh Hader wins 1 (SV); 2 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Josh Hader
95.1
Paul Sewald
91.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Josh Hader
20.8%
Paul Sewald
14.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Josh Hader
39.7%
Paul Sewald
28.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Josh Hader
42.8%
Paul Sewald
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Josh Hader
22.2%
Paul Sewald
42.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Josh Hader
2.8%
Paul Sewald
13.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Josh Hader
.189
Paul Sewald
.296
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
Josh Hader
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Paul Sewald
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.63
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Josh Hader
.9001.45
now 1.00
1.24
Paul Sewald
.9001.45
now 0.72
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Josh Hader
4033.20
now 1
16
Paul Sewald
4033.20
now 24
20
Winshigher is better
Josh Hader
.0001.48
now 0
00
Paul Sewald
.0001.48
now 1
11
Saveshigher is better
Josh Hader
.00038.80
now 1
628
Paul Sewald
.00038.80
now 15
917
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJosh Hader — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seePaul Sewald — hold.conf 0.50
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