MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Young
Brandon Young
BAL · 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 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Brandon Young 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
Brandon Young
94.4
Jacob Lopez
90.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
11.5%
Jacob Lopez
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
19.4%
Jacob Lopez
20.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Young
34.3%
Jacob Lopez
26.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
41.5%
Jacob Lopez
31.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
6.3%
Jacob Lopez
4.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Young
.320
Jacob Lopez
.291
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 Young
28.11
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.35
4.23
Jacob Lopez
28.11
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.50
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Young
1.152.04
now 1.37
1.35
Jacob Lopez
1.152.04
now 1.84
1.49

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Young
4043.60
now 33
28
Jacob Lopez
4043.60
now 38
28
Winshigher is better
Brandon Young
1.204.80
now 3
24
Jacob Lopez
1.204.80
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellBrandon Young — hold.conf 0.60
BuyJacob Lopez — buy.conf 0.78
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