MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Carson Palmquist
WSH · P
Change to
Hunter Dobbins
STL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Hunter Dobbins.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts. Carson Palmquist’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

Hunter Dobbins wins 1 categories (K); Carson Palmquist wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
91.2
Hunter Dobbins
95.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
11.4%
Hunter Dobbins
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
20.3%
Hunter Dobbins
22.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
35.4%
Hunter Dobbins
26.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
24.5%
Hunter Dobbins
44.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
4.1%
Hunter Dobbins
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
.320
Hunter Dobbins
.299
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
Carson Palmquist
25.22
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.70
4.10
Hunter Dobbins
25.22
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Carson Palmquist
.9001.57
now 0.90
1.30
Hunter Dobbins
.9001.57
now 1.38
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Carson Palmquist
4038
now 3
21
Hunter Dobbins
4038
now 8
28
Winshigher is better
Carson Palmquist
.000.480
now 0
00
Hunter Dobbins
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowCarson Palmquist — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Hold · wait & seeHunter Dobbins — hold.conf 0.50
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