MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Cole Ragans
KC · P
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Portrait of Trevor McDonald
Trevor McDonald
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); Trevor McDonald 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
Trevor McDonald
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
14.4%
Trevor McDonald
9.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
29.8%
Trevor McDonald
18.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
27.9%
Trevor McDonald
29.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
39.8%
Trevor McDonald
37.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
15.7%
Trevor McDonald
4.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Ragans
.344
Trevor McDonald
.311
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
3.795.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.84
4.24
Trevor McDonald
3.795.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.34
4.09
WHIPlower is better
Cole Ragans
.9301.56
now 1.42
1.33
Trevor McDonald
.9301.56
now 1.07
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Ragans
4063
now 45
0
Trevor McDonald
4063
now 27
0
Winshigher is better
Cole Ragans
.0002.80
now 1
0–0
Trevor McDonald
.0002.80
now 2
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 · steadyTrevor McDonald — hold.conf 0.60
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