MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Max Meyer
Max Meyer
MIA · P
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Portrait of Sonny Gray
Sonny Gray
BOS · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Sonny Gray.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA. 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

Sonny Gray wins 1 categories (ERA); Max Meyer wins 0 (none); 3 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
Sonny Gray
91.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Max Meyer
13.4%
Sonny Gray
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Max Meyer
26.2%
Sonny Gray
21.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Max Meyer
31.6%
Sonny Gray
33.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Max Meyer
42.0%
Sonny Gray
38.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Max Meyer
8.5%
Sonny Gray
6.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Max Meyer
.304
Sonny Gray
.303
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
Sonny Gray
2.604.26
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.06
3.86
WHIPlower is better
Max Meyer
1.031.33
now 1.10
1.26
Sonny Gray
1.031.33
now 1.20
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Max Meyer
40103.60
now 74
0
Sonny Gray
40103.60
now 41
0
Winshigher is better
Max Meyer
.0008.40
now 5
0–0
Sonny Gray
.0008.40
now 6
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
Hold · leans buySonny Gray — hold.conf 0.60
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