MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 22, 2026
Cole Ragans
KC · P
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Portrait of Joey Cantillo
Joey Cantillo
CLE · P
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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); Joey Cantillo 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
Joey Cantillo
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
14.4%
Joey Cantillo
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
29.8%
Joey Cantillo
22.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
27.9%
Joey Cantillo
28.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
39.8%
Joey Cantillo
36.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
15.7%
Joey Cantillo
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Ragans
.345
Joey Cantillo
.319
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
3.065.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.84
4.23
Joey Cantillo
3.065.35
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.57
4.17
WHIPlower is better
Cole Ragans
1.261.49
now 1.42
1.33
Joey Cantillo
1.261.49
now 1.40
1.41

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Ragans
40105.20
now 45
88
Joey Cantillo
40105.20
now 52
76
Winshigher is better
Cole Ragans
.00010.80
now 1
13
Joey Cantillo
.00010.80
now 4
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
Hold · steadyJoey Cantillo — hold.conf 0.60
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