MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Carmen Mlodzinski
Carmen Mlodzinski
PIT · P
Change to
Portrait of Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez
ATH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Carmen Mlodzinski wins 1 (WHIP); Jacob Lopez wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
95.0
Jacob Lopez
90.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
9.4%
Jacob Lopez
11.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
17.5%
Jacob Lopez
20.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
29.1%
Jacob Lopez
27.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
46.3%
Jacob Lopez
31.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
7.0%
Jacob Lopez
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
.339
Jacob Lopez
.295
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
Carmen Mlodzinski
2.417.99
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.76
4.65
Jacob Lopez
2.417.99
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.65
WHIPlower is better
Carmen Mlodzinski
1.212.02
now 1.42
1.39
Jacob Lopez
1.212.02
now 1.84
1.42

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Carmen Mlodzinski
4064.40
now 46
0
Jacob Lopez
4064.40
now 38
0
Winshigher is better
Carmen Mlodzinski
.0005.60
now 4
0–0
Jacob Lopez
.0005.60
now 4
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellCarmen Mlodzinski — sell.conf 0.81
BuyJacob Lopez — buy.conf 0.73
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