MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Carson Palmquist
WSH · P
Change to
JR Ritchie
ATL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Carson Palmquist wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); JR Ritchie wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
91.2
JR Ritchie
94.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
11.4%
JR Ritchie
9.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
20.3%
JR Ritchie
20.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
35.4%
JR Ritchie
25.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
24.5%
JR Ritchie
39.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
4.1%
JR Ritchie
9.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
.320
JR Ritchie
.343
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
25.50
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.70
4.10
JR Ritchie
25.50
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.56
4.70
WHIPlower is better
Carson Palmquist
.9001.74
now 0.90
1.30
JR Ritchie
.9001.74
now 1.44
1.50

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Carson Palmquist
4040.80
now 3
21
JR Ritchie
4040.80
now 21
30
Winshigher is better
Carson Palmquist
.0002.80
now 0
00
JR Ritchie
.0002.80
now 1
12

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
Sell HighJR Ritchie — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.86
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