MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 29, 2026
Portrait of Alex Lange
Alex Lange
KC · P
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Ryan Johnson
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Johnson.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Alex Lange’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Ryan Johnson wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Alex Lange wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Alex Lange
95.8
Ryan Johnson
92.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Alex Lange
12.9%
Ryan Johnson
13.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Alex Lange
23.4%
Ryan Johnson
16.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Alex Lange
29.5%
Ryan Johnson
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Alex Lange
41.7%
Ryan Johnson
41.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Alex Lange
12.5%
Ryan Johnson
7.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Alex Lange
.333
Ryan Johnson
.332
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
Alex Lange
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.75
Ryan Johnson
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.83
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Alex Lange
.9002.55
now 1.35
1.26
Ryan Johnson
.9002.55
now 2.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Alex Lange
4042
now 26
32
Ryan Johnson
4042
now 7
20
Winshigher is better
Alex Lange
.000.480
now 0
00
Ryan Johnson
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAlex Lange — hold.conf 0.55
Hold · wait & seeRyan Johnson — hold.conf 0.50
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