MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Carmen Mlodzinski
Carmen Mlodzinski
PIT · P
Change to
Portrait of Eric Lauer
Eric Lauer
LAD · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Carmen Mlodzinski wins 1 (K); Eric Lauer wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
95.1
Eric Lauer
91.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
9.6%
Eric Lauer
9.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
18.1%
Eric Lauer
15.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
29.6%
Eric Lauer
33.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
46.8%
Eric Lauer
36.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
7.2%
Eric Lauer
11.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
.342
Eric Lauer
.342
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
Carmen Mlodzinski
2.886.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.76
4.69
Eric Lauer
2.886.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.95
4.69
WHIPlower is better
Carmen Mlodzinski
1.261.49
now 1.42
1.38
Eric Lauer
1.261.49
now 1.39
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Carmen Mlodzinski
4060.80
now 46
11
Eric Lauer
4060.80
now 30
9
Winshigher is better
Carmen Mlodzinski
.0005.60
now 4
11
Eric Lauer
.0005.60
now 2
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellCarmen Mlodzinski — sell.conf 0.82
SellEric Lauer — sell.conf 0.82
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