MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Cole Ragans
KC · P
Change to
Portrait of MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore
TEX · 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); MacKenzie Gore 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
MacKenzie Gore
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
14.4%
MacKenzie Gore
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
29.8%
MacKenzie Gore
23.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
27.9%
MacKenzie Gore
30.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
39.8%
MacKenzie Gore
41.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
15.7%
MacKenzie Gore
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Ragans
.344
MacKenzie Gore
.311
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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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
3.615.19
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.84
4.24
MacKenzie Gore
3.615.19
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.96
4.09
WHIPlower is better
Cole Ragans
1.101.51
now 1.42
1.33
MacKenzie Gore
1.101.51
now 1.19
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Ragans
4091
now 45
0
MacKenzie Gore
4091
now 65
0
Winshigher is better
Cole Ragans
.0005.60
now 1
0–0
MacKenzie Gore
.0005.60
now 4
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 · steadyMacKenzie Gore — hold.conf 0.60
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