MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Orion Kerkering
Orion Kerkering
PHI · P
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Portrait of Shane Drohan
Shane Drohan
MIL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Orion Kerkering wins 2 (WHIP, W); Shane Drohan wins 2 (K, ERA); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Orion Kerkering
97.4
Shane Drohan
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Orion Kerkering
12.1%
Shane Drohan
13.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Orion Kerkering
25.8%
Shane Drohan
23.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Orion Kerkering
28.5%
Shane Drohan
33.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Orion Kerkering
29.9%
Shane Drohan
37.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Orion Kerkering
6.0%
Shane Drohan
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Orion Kerkering
.277
Shane Drohan
.291
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
Orion Kerkering
2.074.15
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.53
3.69
Shane Drohan
2.074.15
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.87
3.50
WHIPlower is better
Orion Kerkering
1.061.34
now 1.13
1.24
Shane Drohan
1.061.34
now 1.15
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Orion Kerkering
4040.20
now 23
15
Shane Drohan
4040.20
now 33
24
Winshigher is better
Orion Kerkering
.2003.80
now 3
13
Shane Drohan
.2003.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Orion Kerkering
.0002.40
now 1
01
Shane Drohan
.0002.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeOrion Kerkering — hold.conf 0.50
BuyShane Drohan — buy.conf 0.78
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