MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Portrait of Bailey Ober
Bailey Ober
MIN · P
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Portrait of MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore
TEX · 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); MacKenzie Gore 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
MacKenzie Gore
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
10.0%
MacKenzie Gore
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
17.1%
MacKenzie Gore
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
29.9%
MacKenzie Gore
29.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bailey Ober
38.1%
MacKenzie Gore
41.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bailey Ober
9.9%
MacKenzie Gore
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bailey Ober
.330
MacKenzie Gore
.314
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
Bailey Ober
3.714.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
4.46
MacKenzie Gore
3.714.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.96
4.15
WHIPlower is better
Bailey Ober
1.121.43
now 1.22
1.32
MacKenzie Gore
1.121.43
now 1.19
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bailey Ober
4091
now 46
0
MacKenzie Gore
4091
now 65
0
Winshigher is better
Bailey Ober
.0008.40
now 6
0–0
MacKenzie Gore
.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
Hold · steadyMacKenzie Gore — hold.conf 0.60
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