MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 4, 2026
Portrait of Bryce Elder
Bryce Elder
ATL · P
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Portrait of Gerrit Cole
Gerrit Cole
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Gerrit Cole.

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

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

Gerrit Cole wins 3 categories (K, WHIP, W); Bryce Elder wins 1 (ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bryce Elder
92.5
Gerrit Cole
96.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
10.5%
Gerrit Cole
8.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
20.0%
Gerrit Cole
21.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bryce Elder
29.3%
Gerrit Cole
30.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bryce Elder
39.3%
Gerrit Cole
37.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bryce Elder
4.7%
Gerrit Cole
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bryce Elder
.296
Gerrit Cole
.292
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
Bryce Elder
25.74
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.50
3.61
Gerrit Cole
25.74
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Bryce Elder
.9001.55
now 1.08
1.31
Gerrit Cole
.9001.55
now 0.71
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bryce Elder
4089
now 61
62
Gerrit Cole
4089
now 12
67
Winshigher is better
Bryce Elder
.0009.40
now 4
36
Gerrit Cole
.0009.40
now 1
37

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBryce Elder — buy.conf 0.75
Hold · wait & seeGerrit Cole — hold.conf 0.50
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