MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Nick Martinez
Nick Martinez
TB · P
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Portrait of Sandy Alcantara
Sandy Alcantara
MIA · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Sandy Alcantara.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA. Nick Martinez’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

Sandy Alcantara wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Nick Martinez wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Nick Martinez
92.7
Sandy Alcantara
97.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Nick Martinez
8.9%
Sandy Alcantara
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Nick Martinez
14.8%
Sandy Alcantara
17.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Nick Martinez
32.0%
Sandy Alcantara
31.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Nick Martinez
33.2%
Sandy Alcantara
35.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Nick Martinez
6.9%
Sandy Alcantara
5.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Nick Martinez
.316
Sandy Alcantara
.305
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Nick Martinez
25.78
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.62
4.17
Sandy Alcantara
25.78
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
3.89
WHIPlower is better
Nick Martinez
1.031.38
now 1.11
1.20
Sandy Alcantara
1.031.38
now 1.30
1.29

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Nick Martinez
4076.60
now 41
8
Sandy Alcantara
4076.60
now 57
10
Winshigher is better
Nick Martinez
.0007
now 5
11
Sandy Alcantara
.0007
now 4
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighNick Martinez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · leans buySandy Alcantara — hold.conf 0.60
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