MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 30, 2026
Cole Ragans
KC · P
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Portrait of Robbie Ray
Robbie Ray
SF · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Cole Ragans.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Robbie Ray’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Cole Ragans wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Robbie Ray wins 1 (W); 1 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
Robbie Ray
93.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
14.4%
Robbie Ray
11.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
29.8%
Robbie Ray
20.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
27.9%
Robbie Ray
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
39.8%
Robbie Ray
39.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
15.7%
Robbie Ray
9.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Ragans
.344
Robbie Ray
.331
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
3.975.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.84
4.22
Robbie Ray
3.975.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.45
4.41
WHIPlower is better
Cole Ragans
1.261.49
now 1.42
1.33
Robbie Ray
1.261.49
now 1.40
1.37

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Ragans
4092.60
now 45
79
Robbie Ray
4092.60
now 59
79
Winshigher is better
Cole Ragans
.0006.60
now 1
13
Robbie Ray
.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
Sell HighRobbie Ray — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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