MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Portrait of Max Meyer
Max Meyer
MIA · P
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Portrait of Reid Detmers
Reid Detmers
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Reid Detmers.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Max Meyer’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Reid Detmers wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Max Meyer wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Max Meyer
95.1
Reid Detmers
94.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Max Meyer
13.4%
Reid Detmers
14.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Max Meyer
26.2%
Reid Detmers
27.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Max Meyer
31.6%
Reid Detmers
31.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Max Meyer
42.0%
Reid Detmers
37.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Max Meyer
8.5%
Reid Detmers
7.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Max Meyer
.304
Reid Detmers
.283
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
Max Meyer
2.315.29
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.97
3.87
Reid Detmers
2.315.29
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.63
3.32
WHIPlower is better
Max Meyer
1.031.33
now 1.10
1.26
Reid Detmers
1.031.33
now 1.18
1.19

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Max Meyer
41.4093.60
now 74
53
Reid Detmers
41.4093.60
now 82
60
Winshigher is better
Max Meyer
.0006.60
now 5
25
Reid Detmers
.0006.60
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighMax Meyer — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
BuyReid Detmers — buy.conf 0.83
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