MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Portrait of Michael King
Michael King
SD · P
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Portrait of Sandy Alcantara
Sandy Alcantara
MIA · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Michael King wins 2 (K, W); Sandy Alcantara wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Michael King
94.0
Sandy Alcantara
97.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Michael King
11.9%
Sandy Alcantara
11.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Michael King
21.2%
Sandy Alcantara
18.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Michael King
30.0%
Sandy Alcantara
32.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Michael King
33.2%
Sandy Alcantara
35.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Michael King
8.7%
Sandy Alcantara
5.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Michael King
.329
Sandy Alcantara
.301
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
Michael King
2.625.15
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
4.42
Sandy Alcantara
2.625.15
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
3.78
WHIPlower is better
Michael King
1.051.41
now 1.13
1.33
Sandy Alcantara
1.051.41
now 1.30
1.29

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Michael King
4076.60
now 65
48
Sandy Alcantara
4076.60
now 57
36
Winshigher is better
Michael King
1.204.80
now 4
24
Sandy Alcantara
1.204.80
now 4
23

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighMichael King — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
BuySandy Alcantara — buy.conf 0.70
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