MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 11, 2026
Cole Ragans
KC · P
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Germán Márquez
SD · P
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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

Cole Ragans wins 1 (K); Germán Márquez wins 1 (W); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cole Ragans
94.9
Germán Márquez
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
14.4%
Germán Márquez
9.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
29.8%
Germán Márquez
14.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
27.9%
Germán Márquez
25.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
39.8%
Germán Márquez
44.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
15.7%
Germán Márquez
9.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Ragans
.344
Germán Márquez
.361
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
Cole Ragans
3.626.37
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.84
4.23
Germán Márquez
3.626.37
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.76
4.23
WHIPlower is better
Cole Ragans
1.261.52
now 1.42
1.33
Germán Márquez
1.261.52
now 1.45
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Ragans
4087.60
now 45
68
Germán Márquez
4087.60
now 19
43
Winshigher is better
Cole Ragans
.00010.80
now 1
12
Germán Márquez
.00010.80
now 3
48

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCole Ragans — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighGermán Márquez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.79
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