MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Portrait of Andrew Abbott
Andrew Abbott
CIN · P
Change to
Portrait of Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez
ATH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jacob Lopez.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and wins. Andrew Abbott’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Jacob Lopez wins 3 categories (K, ERA, W); Andrew Abbott wins 1 (WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
92.6
Jacob Lopez
90.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
10.7%
Jacob Lopez
8.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
17.6%
Jacob Lopez
15.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
28.2%
Jacob Lopez
24.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
39.6%
Jacob Lopez
31.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
7.5%
Jacob Lopez
4.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
.339
Jacob Lopez
.311
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
Andrew Abbott
2.937.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.02
4.60
Jacob Lopez
2.937.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
4.02
WHIPlower is better
Andrew Abbott
1.282
now 1.44
1.44
Jacob Lopez
1.282
now 1.84
1.59

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
4061.80
now 42
48
Jacob Lopez
4061.80
now 38
55
Winshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
1.408.60
now 4
36
Jacob Lopez
1.408.60
now 4
37

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighAndrew Abbott — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · steadyJacob Lopez — hold.conf 0.60
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