MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of Bailey Ober
Bailey Ober
MIN · P
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Portrait of Michael King
Michael King
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Bailey Ober.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA, WHIP, and wins. Michael King’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

Bailey Ober wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, W); Michael King wins 1 (K); SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bailey Ober
88.3
Michael King
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
9.5%
Michael King
11.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
17.5%
Michael King
21.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
28.6%
Michael King
30.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bailey Ober
32.7%
Michael King
33.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bailey Ober
9.3%
Michael King
8.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bailey Ober
.323
Michael King
.329
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
2.625.15
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
4.31
Michael King
2.625.15
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
4.42
WHIPlower is better
Bailey Ober
1.051.41
now 1.22
1.31
Michael King
1.051.41
now 1.13
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bailey Ober
4076.20
now 46
37
Michael King
4076.20
now 65
49
Winshigher is better
Bailey Ober
.4007.60
now 6
36
Michael King
.4007.60
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellBailey Ober — sell.conf 0.65
Sell HighMichael King — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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