MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Max Fried
NYY · P
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Portrait of Michael Soroka
Michael Soroka
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Michael Soroka.

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

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

Michael Soroka wins 3 categories (K, WHIP, W); Max Fried wins 1 (ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Max Fried
94.9
Michael Soroka
93.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Max Fried
10.8%
Michael Soroka
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Max Fried
22.3%
Michael Soroka
23.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Max Fried
30.2%
Michael Soroka
33.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Max Fried
30.5%
Michael Soroka
34.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Max Fried
1.7%
Michael Soroka
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Max Fried
.246
Michael Soroka
.309
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
Max Fried
24.58
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.21
2.48
Michael Soroka
24.58
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.25
3.98
WHIPlower is better
Max Fried
.9001.39
now 1.01
1.28
Michael Soroka
.9001.39
now 1.20
1.19

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Max Fried
4067.60
now 50
41
Michael Soroka
4067.60
now 60
46
Winshigher is better
Max Fried
.00010.40
now 4
24
Michael Soroka
.00010.40
now 7
48

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyMax Fried — buy.conf 0.92
Hold · steadyMichael Soroka — hold.conf 0.60
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