MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Portrait of Lucas Erceg
Lucas Erceg
KC · 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 — WHIP and saves.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Paul Sewald wins 2 categories (WHIP, SV); Lucas Erceg wins 1 (W); 2 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Lucas Erceg
97.2
Paul Sewald
91.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Lucas Erceg
10.1%
Paul Sewald
14.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Lucas Erceg
15.8%
Paul Sewald
28.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Lucas Erceg
28.4%
Paul Sewald
30.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Lucas Erceg
40.0%
Paul Sewald
41.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Lucas Erceg
5.8%
Paul Sewald
13.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Lucas Erceg
.322
Paul Sewald
.293
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
Lucas Erceg
2.557.41
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.33
3.71
Paul Sewald
2.557.41
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.63
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Lucas Erceg
.9002.40
now 1.92
1.25
Paul Sewald
.9002.40
now 0.72
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Lucas Erceg
4029.60
now 18
21
Paul Sewald
4029.60
now 24
21
Winshigher is better
Lucas Erceg
.0005.20
now 3
24
Paul Sewald
.0005.20
now 1
11
Saveshigher is better
Lucas Erceg
321
now 11
713
Paul Sewald
321
now 15
917
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeLucas Erceg — hold.conf 0.55
Hold · wait & seePaul Sewald — hold.conf 0.50
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