MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Andre Pallante
Andre Pallante
STL · P
Change to
Cole Ragans
KC · P
Change to
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

Andre Pallante wins 1 (ERA); Cole Ragans 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
Andre Pallante
95.2
Cole Ragans
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andre Pallante
9.4%
Cole Ragans
14.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andre Pallante
16.2%
Cole Ragans
29.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andre Pallante
26.1%
Cole Ragans
27.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andre Pallante
34.2%
Cole Ragans
39.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andre Pallante
4.7%
Cole Ragans
15.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andre Pallante
.309
Cole Ragans
.344
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
Andre Pallante
3.715.16
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.19
4.03
Cole Ragans
3.715.16
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.84
4.24
WHIPlower is better
Andre Pallante
1.261.49
now 1.34
1.36
Cole Ragans
1.261.49
now 1.42
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andre Pallante
4064.40
now 46
0
Cole Ragans
4064.40
now 45
0
Winshigher is better
Andre Pallante
.0007
now 5
0–0
Cole Ragans
.0007
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyAndre Pallante — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeCole Ragans — hold.conf 0.50
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