MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 30, 2026
Portrait of Brock Burke
Brock Burke
CIN · P
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Portrait of Jake Bird
Jake Bird
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Brock Burke wins 2 (K, SV); Jake Bird wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brock Burke
96.3
Jake Bird
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brock Burke
12.6%
Jake Bird
11.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brock Burke
20.6%
Jake Bird
25.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brock Burke
27.7%
Jake Bird
23.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brock Burke
32.1%
Jake Bird
39.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brock Burke
10.1%
Jake Bird
10.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brock Burke
.330
Jake Bird
.334
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
Brock Burke
3.075.55
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.62
3.76
Jake Bird
3.075.55
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brock Burke
1.171.46
now 1.39
1.27
Jake Bird
1.171.46
now 1.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brock Burke
4035.60
now 27
30
Jake Bird
4035.60
now 20
25
Winshigher is better
Brock Burke
.5202.48
now 1
12
Jake Bird
.5202.48
now 1
12
Saveshigher is better
Brock Burke
.0003.40
now 1
02
Jake Bird
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrock Burke — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeJake Bird — hold.conf 0.50
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