MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Bailey Ober
Bailey Ober
MIN · 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

Bailey Ober wins 1 (WHIP); Cole Ragans wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bailey Ober
88.0
Cole Ragans
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
9.8%
Cole Ragans
14.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
17.0%
Cole Ragans
29.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
29.9%
Cole Ragans
27.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bailey Ober
37.0%
Cole Ragans
39.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bailey Ober
9.6%
Cole Ragans
15.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bailey Ober
.325
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
Bailey Ober
45.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
4.36
Cole Ragans
45.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.84
4.24
WHIPlower is better
Bailey Ober
1.141.50
now 1.22
1.31
Cole Ragans
1.141.50
now 1.42
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bailey Ober
4064.40
now 46
0
Cole Ragans
4064.40
now 45
0
Winshigher is better
Bailey Ober
.0008.40
now 6
0–0
Cole Ragans
.0008.40
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellBailey Ober — sell.conf 0.67
Hold · wait & seeCole Ragans — hold.conf 0.50
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