MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Cole Ragans
KC · P
Change to
Portrait of Landen Roupp
Landen Roupp
SF · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Cole Ragans wins 1 (WHIP); Landen Roupp wins 1 (ERA); 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
Landen Roupp
92.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
14.4%
Landen Roupp
10.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
29.8%
Landen Roupp
21.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
27.9%
Landen Roupp
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
39.8%
Landen Roupp
30.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
15.7%
Landen Roupp
5.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Ragans
.344
Landen Roupp
.302
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
3.445.24
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.84
4.24
Landen Roupp
3.445.24
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.22
3.84
WHIPlower is better
Cole Ragans
1.241.49
now 1.42
1.33
Landen Roupp
1.241.49
now 1.31
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Ragans
40100.80
now 45
0
Landen Roupp
40100.80
now 72
0
Winshigher is better
Cole Ragans
.0007
now 1
0–0
Landen Roupp
.0007
now 5
0–0

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 · leans buyLanden Roupp — hold.conf 0.60
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