MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Cole Ragans
KC · 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 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Cole Ragans wins 2 (K, WHIP); Jacob Lopez wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cole Ragans
94.9
Jacob Lopez
90.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
14.4%
Jacob Lopez
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
29.8%
Jacob Lopez
20.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
27.9%
Jacob Lopez
26.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
39.8%
Jacob Lopez
31.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
15.7%
Jacob Lopez
4.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Ragans
.344
Jacob Lopez
.291
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
2.218.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.84
4.23
Jacob Lopez
2.218.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.51
WHIPlower is better
Cole Ragans
1.132.04
now 1.42
1.33
Jacob Lopez
1.132.04
now 1.84
1.49

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Ragans
4051.80
now 45
42
Jacob Lopez
4051.80
now 38
28
Winshigher is better
Cole Ragans
.0005.20
now 1
11
Jacob Lopez
.0005.20
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCole Ragans — hold.conf 0.50
BuyJacob Lopez — buy.conf 0.78
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