MLB Daily DeltaWeek 31 · October 26, 2026
Portrait of Bailey Ober
Bailey Ober
MIN · P
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Portrait of Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez
ATH · P
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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); Jacob Lopez 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
Jacob Lopez
90.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
10.0%
Jacob Lopez
11.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
17.1%
Jacob Lopez
20.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
29.9%
Jacob Lopez
27.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bailey Ober
38.1%
Jacob Lopez
31.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bailey Ober
9.9%
Jacob Lopez
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bailey Ober
.330
Jacob Lopez
.295
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
2.417.99
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
4.46
Jacob Lopez
2.417.99
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.65
WHIPlower is better
Bailey Ober
.9702.09
now 1.22
1.32
Jacob Lopez
.9702.09
now 1.84
1.42

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bailey Ober
4064.40
now 46
0
Jacob Lopez
4064.40
now 38
0
Winshigher is better
Bailey Ober
.0008.40
now 6
0–0
Jacob Lopez
.0008.40
now 4
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellBailey Ober — sell.conf 0.72
BuyJacob Lopez — buy.conf 0.73
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