MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Patrick Sandoval
BOS · P
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Zac Thornton
NYM · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Patrick Sandoval.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts. Zac Thornton’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

Patrick Sandoval wins 1 categories (K); Zac Thornton 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
Patrick Sandoval
93.9
Zac Thornton
92.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Patrick Sandoval
12.6%
Zac Thornton
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Patrick Sandoval
23.3%
Zac Thornton
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Patrick Sandoval
31.2%
Zac Thornton
31.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Patrick Sandoval
35.6%
Zac Thornton
44.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Patrick Sandoval
5.1%
Zac Thornton
11.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Patrick Sandoval
.323
Zac Thornton
.328
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
Patrick Sandoval
25.26
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.08
4.10
Zac Thornton
25.26
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.35
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Patrick Sandoval
1.071.47
now 1.38
1.30
Zac Thornton
1.071.47
now 1.16
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Patrick Sandoval
4051.20
now 5
38
Zac Thornton
4051.20
now 10
36
Winshigher is better
Patrick Sandoval
.000.480
now 0
00
Zac Thornton
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seePatrick Sandoval — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighZac Thornton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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