MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 30, 2026
Portrait of Nathan Eovaldi
Nathan Eovaldi
TEX · P
Change to
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 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Nathan Eovaldi wins 1 (WHIP); Sandy Alcantara 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
Nathan Eovaldi
94.4
Sandy Alcantara
97.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Nathan Eovaldi
15.2%
Sandy Alcantara
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Nathan Eovaldi
23.5%
Sandy Alcantara
17.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Nathan Eovaldi
36.4%
Sandy Alcantara
31.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Nathan Eovaldi
41.6%
Sandy Alcantara
36.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Nathan Eovaldi
8.3%
Sandy Alcantara
5.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Nathan Eovaldi
.318
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
Nathan Eovaldi
3.504.90
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.93
4.23
Sandy Alcantara
3.504.90
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
3.81
WHIPlower is better
Nathan Eovaldi
1.031.38
now 1.11
1.22
Sandy Alcantara
1.031.38
now 1.30
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Nathan Eovaldi
4093.80
now 67
0
Sandy Alcantara
4093.80
now 57
0
Winshigher is better
Nathan Eovaldi
.0007
now 5
0–0
Sandy Alcantara
.0007
now 4
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellNathan Eovaldi — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · leans buySandy Alcantara — hold.conf 0.60
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