MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Portrait of Sandy Alcantara
Sandy Alcantara
MIA · P
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Portrait of Troy Melton
Troy Melton
DET · P
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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

Sandy Alcantara wins 1 (ERA); Troy Melton wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Sandy Alcantara
97.5
Troy Melton
96.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Sandy Alcantara
10.7%
Troy Melton
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Sandy Alcantara
17.1%
Troy Melton
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Sandy Alcantara
31.1%
Troy Melton
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Sandy Alcantara
36.1%
Troy Melton
38.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Sandy Alcantara
5.5%
Troy Melton
6.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Sandy Alcantara
.301
Troy Melton
.302
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
Sandy Alcantara
25.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
3.81
Troy Melton
25.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.42
3.84
WHIPlower is better
Sandy Alcantara
.9001.44
now 1.30
1.30
Troy Melton
.9001.44
now 0.95
1.29

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Sandy Alcantara
4079.80
now 57
0
Troy Melton
4079.80
now 4
0
Winshigher is better
Sandy Alcantara
.0005.60
now 4
0–0
Troy Melton
.0005.60
now 1
0–0

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

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