MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Kyle Freeland
Kyle Freeland
COL · P
Change to
Mitch Bratt
AZ · P
Change to
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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Kyle Freeland
91.5
Mitch Bratt
91.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Kyle Freeland
11.4%
Mitch Bratt
8.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Kyle Freeland
18.8%
Mitch Bratt
13.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Kyle Freeland
34.0%
Mitch Bratt
27.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Kyle Freeland
43.7%
Mitch Bratt
38.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Kyle Freeland
11.4%
Mitch Bratt
9.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Kyle Freeland
.360
Mitch Bratt
.345
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
Kyle Freeland
2.528.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.06
5.09
Mitch Bratt
2.528.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.00
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Kyle Freeland
1.141.87
now 1.71
1.34
Mitch Bratt
1.141.87
now 1.67
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Kyle Freeland
4059
now 43
39
Mitch Bratt
4059
now 3
18
Winshigher is better
Kyle Freeland
.0001.48
now 1
11
Mitch Bratt
.0001.48
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellKyle Freeland — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeMitch Bratt — hold.conf 0.50
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