MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Brandon Williamson
CIN · P
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Portrait of Eric Lauer
Eric Lauer
LAD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Eric Lauer.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP.

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

Eric Lauer wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Brandon Williamson wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Williamson
92.5
Eric Lauer
91.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Williamson
10.4%
Eric Lauer
9.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Williamson
14.8%
Eric Lauer
15.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Williamson
24.6%
Eric Lauer
32.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Williamson
41.9%
Eric Lauer
35.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Williamson
10.5%
Eric Lauer
11.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Williamson
.389
Eric Lauer
.333
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
Brandon Williamson
3.566.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.11
4.29
Eric Lauer
3.566.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.95
4.50
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Williamson
1.191.77
now 1.64
1.34
Eric Lauer
1.191.77
now 1.39
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Williamson
4035.60
now 19
28
Eric Lauer
4035.60
now 30
30
Winshigher is better
Brandon Williamson
.2003.80
now 2
23
Eric Lauer
.2003.80
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrandon Williamson — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.82
SellEric Lauer — sell.conf 0.73
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