MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
Change to
Jacob Waguespack
DET · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jacob Waguespack.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Brandon Pfaadt’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Jacob Waguespack wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Brandon Pfaadt wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
93.2
Jacob Waguespack
92.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
9.8%
Jacob Waguespack
13.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
15.6%
Jacob Waguespack
17.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
30.8%
Jacob Waguespack
32.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
36.5%
Jacob Waguespack
29.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
8.2%
Jacob Waguespack
3.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
.303
Jacob Waguespack
.254
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
Brandon Pfaadt
27.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
3.78
Jacob Waguespack
27.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.9402.30
now 1.41
1.32
Jacob Waguespack
.9402.30
now 2.00
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
4041.60
now 30
25
Jacob Waguespack
4041.60
now 1
13
Winshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.000.480
now 0
00
Jacob Waguespack
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyBrandon Pfaadt — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighJacob Waguespack — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.91
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