MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Max Meyer
Max Meyer
MIA · P
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Portrait of Sean Burke
Sean Burke
CWS · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Max Meyer wins 1 (WHIP); Sean Burke wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Max Meyer
95.1
Sean Burke
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Max Meyer
13.4%
Sean Burke
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Max Meyer
26.2%
Sean Burke
25.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Max Meyer
31.6%
Sean Burke
31.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Max Meyer
42.0%
Sean Burke
38.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Max Meyer
8.5%
Sean Burke
8.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Max Meyer
.304
Sean Burke
.300
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
2.604.26
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.97
3.89
Sean Burke
2.604.26
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.72
3.78
WHIPlower is better
Max Meyer
1.031.35
now 1.10
1.26
Sean Burke
1.031.35
now 1.13
1.28

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Max Meyer
40103.60
now 74
0
Sean Burke
40103.60
now 60
0
Winshigher is better
Max Meyer
.0007
now 5
0–0
Sean Burke
.0007
now 2
0–0

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
BuySean Burke — buy.conf 0.70
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