MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 11, 2026
JR Ritchie
ATL · P
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Portrait of Kyle Freeland
Kyle Freeland
COL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

JR Ritchie wins 2 (ERA, W); Kyle Freeland wins 2 (K, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
JR Ritchie
94.5
Kyle Freeland
91.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
JR Ritchie
9.8%
Kyle Freeland
11.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
JR Ritchie
21.0%
Kyle Freeland
18.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
JR Ritchie
26.5%
Kyle Freeland
33.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
JR Ritchie
38.9%
Kyle Freeland
44.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
JR Ritchie
7.9%
Kyle Freeland
11.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
JR Ritchie
.337
Kyle Freeland
.365
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
JR Ritchie
3.168.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.56
4.56
Kyle Freeland
3.168.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.06
5.19
WHIPlower is better
JR Ritchie
1.211.85
now 1.44
1.50
Kyle Freeland
1.211.85
now 1.71
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
JR Ritchie
4063
now 21
44
Kyle Freeland
4063
now 43
51
Winshigher is better
JR Ritchie
.2003.80
now 1
13
Kyle Freeland
.2003.80
now 1
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellJR Ritchie — sell.conf 0.76
Hold · leans sellKyle Freeland — hold.conf 0.60
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