MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Cade Povich
BAL · P
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Portrait of Michael King
Michael King
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Cade Povich.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Michael King’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Cade Povich wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Michael King wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cade Povich
91.9
Michael King
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cade Povich
12.2%
Michael King
11.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cade Povich
14.6%
Michael King
21.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cade Povich
31.0%
Michael King
29.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cade Povich
45.2%
Michael King
33.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cade Povich
9.7%
Michael King
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cade Povich
.352
Michael King
.328
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
Cade Povich
2.405.90
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.12
4.10
Michael King
2.405.90
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
4.39
WHIPlower is better
Cade Povich
1.051.42
now 1.34
1.30
Michael King
1.051.42
now 1.13
1.34

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cade Povich
4086.20
now 12
28
Michael King
4086.20
now 65
43
Winshigher is better
Cade Povich
.0005.20
now 1
12
Michael King
.0005.20
now 4
23

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCade Povich — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighMichael King — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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