MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Caleb Ferguson
Caleb Ferguson
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Portrait of Jalen Beeks
Jalen Beeks
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Caleb Ferguson.

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

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

Caleb Ferguson wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Jalen Beeks wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Caleb Ferguson
92.3
Jalen Beeks
93.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Caleb Ferguson
9.2%
Jalen Beeks
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Caleb Ferguson
21.0%
Jalen Beeks
18.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Caleb Ferguson
30.0%
Jalen Beeks
28.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Caleb Ferguson
34.1%
Jalen Beeks
42.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Caleb Ferguson
3.7%
Jalen Beeks
10.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Caleb Ferguson
.283
Jalen Beeks
.363
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
Caleb Ferguson
25.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Jalen Beeks
25.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.86
3.76
WHIPlower is better
Caleb Ferguson
.9001.68
now 0.60
1.24
Jalen Beeks
.9001.68
now 1.37
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Caleb Ferguson
4027
now 6
21
Jalen Beeks
4027
now 18
12
Winshigher is better
Caleb Ferguson
.0002.80
now 0
00
Jalen Beeks
.0002.80
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCaleb Ferguson — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeJalen Beeks — hold.conf 0.50
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