MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Sean Manaea
Sean Manaea
NYM · P
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Portrait of Sean Newcomb
Sean Newcomb
CWS · 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

Sean Manaea wins 2 (K, WHIP); Sean Newcomb wins 2 (ERA, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Sean Manaea
90.7
Sean Newcomb
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Sean Manaea
10.5%
Sean Newcomb
10.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Sean Manaea
22.3%
Sean Newcomb
23.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Sean Manaea
32.5%
Sean Newcomb
26.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Sean Manaea
40.2%
Sean Newcomb
35.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Sean Manaea
8.6%
Sean Newcomb
5.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Sean Manaea
.324
Sean Newcomb
.306
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
Sean Manaea
26.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.08
4.17
Sean Newcomb
26.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.62
3.83
WHIPlower is better
Sean Manaea
.9301.61
now 1.46
1.30
Sean Newcomb
.9301.61
now 1.08
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Sean Manaea
4051.20
now 42
33
Sean Newcomb
4051.20
now 31
19
Winshigher is better
Sean Manaea
.000.480
now 0
00
Sean Newcomb
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Sean Manaea
.0002.40
now 0
0
Sean Newcomb
.0002.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
SellSean Manaea — sell.conf 0.65
Hold · leans buySean Newcomb — hold.conf 0.60
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