MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Portrait of Sam Bachman
Sam Bachman
LAA · P
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Portrait of Tyler Alexander
Tyler Alexander
TEX · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Sam Bachman wins 1 (K); Tyler Alexander wins 1 (SV); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Sam Bachman
98.7
Tyler Alexander
91.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Sam Bachman
15.3%
Tyler Alexander
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Sam Bachman
24.7%
Tyler Alexander
20.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Sam Bachman
34.0%
Tyler Alexander
33.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Sam Bachman
32.2%
Tyler Alexander
34.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Sam Bachman
7.0%
Tyler Alexander
3.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Sam Bachman
.284
Tyler Alexander
.285
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
Sam Bachman
24.26
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.22
3.67
Tyler Alexander
24.26
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.12
3.68
WHIPlower is better
Sam Bachman
.9701.50
now 1.09
1.25
Tyler Alexander
.9701.50
now 1.38
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Sam Bachman
4035
now 29
20
Tyler Alexander
4035
now 21
14
Winshigher is better
Sam Bachman
.0001.48
now 1
01
Tyler Alexander
.0001.48
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
Sam Bachman
.0004.40
now 0
0
Tyler Alexander
.0004.40
now 2
13
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeSam Bachman — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeTyler Alexander — hold.conf 0.50
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