Who's more valuable, rest of season
Jared Jones.
He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Brandon Young’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.
Head-to-head
K
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ERA
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WHIP
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W
SV n/a
Jared Jones wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Brandon Young wins 1 (W); SV n/a.
04
Under the hood
Underlying skill — each value vs league avgFastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Young
94.1
Jared Jones
98.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
10.5%
Jared Jones
16.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
16.6%
Jared Jones
23.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Young
34.4%
Jared Jones
28.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
41.3%
Jared Jones
42.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
7.1%
Jared Jones
9.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Young
.324
Jared Jones
.349
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
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.35
4.24
Jared Jones
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.38
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Young
.9902.39
now 1.37
1.38
Jared Jones
.9902.39
now 2.08
1.30
Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Young
40120.80
now 33
63
Jared Jones
40120.80
now 6
88
Winshigher is better
Brandon Young
.00011.20
now 3
4–8
Jared Jones
.00011.20
now 0
0–0
SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrandon Young — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeJared Jones — hold.conf 0.55