MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 4, 2026
Cole Wilcox
SEA · P
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Portrait of Keegan Akin
Keegan Akin
BAL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 00, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Cole Wilcox wins 0 (none); Keegan Akin wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
96.5
Keegan Akin
93.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
14.4%
Keegan Akin
9.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
21.4%
Keegan Akin
14.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
32.9%
Keegan Akin
28.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Wilcox
46.3%
Keegan Akin
28.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Wilcox
12.2%
Keegan Akin
5.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Wilcox
.408
Keegan Akin
.298
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 Wilcox
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
3.70
Keegan Akin
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 9.88
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Cole Wilcox
.9002.55
now 2.18
1.24
Keegan Akin
.9002.55
now 1.83
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Wilcox
4034.40
now 15
28
Keegan Akin
4034.40
now 12
28
Winshigher is better
Cole Wilcox
.000.480
now 0
00
Keegan Akin
.000.480
now 0
00

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCole Wilcox — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeKeegan Akin — hold.conf 0.50
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