MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 4, 2026
Cole Ragans
KC · P
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Portrait of Janson Junk
Janson Junk
MIA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Janson Junk.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA, WHIP, and wins.

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

Janson Junk wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, W); Cole Ragans wins 1 (K); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cole Ragans
94.9
Janson Junk
94.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
14.4%
Janson Junk
8.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
29.8%
Janson Junk
16.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
27.9%
Janson Junk
28.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
39.8%
Janson Junk
41.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
15.7%
Janson Junk
6.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Ragans
.344
Janson Junk
.310
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
3.645.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.84
4.23
Janson Junk
3.645.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.80
3.98
WHIPlower is better
Cole Ragans
1.231.49
now 1.42
1.33
Janson Junk
1.231.49
now 1.30
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Ragans
4087.80
now 45
75
Janson Junk
4087.80
now 43
50
Winshigher is better
Cole Ragans
.0006.60
now 1
12
Janson Junk
.0006.60
now 3
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCole Ragans — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · steadyJanson Junk — hold.conf 0.60
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