MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Cole Wilcox
SEA · P
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Portrait of Mason Black
Mason Black
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Cole Wilcox.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts. Mason Black’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Cole Wilcox wins 1 categories (K); Mason Black wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
96.6
Mason Black
94.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
14.5%
Mason Black
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
22.8%
Mason Black
18.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
31.0%
Mason Black
25.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Wilcox
46.1%
Mason Black
53.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Wilcox
6.6%
Mason Black
14.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Wilcox
.355
Mason Black
.407
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 Wilcox
26.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
3.70
Mason Black
26.73
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.08
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Cole Wilcox
.9002.55
now 2.18
1.24
Mason Black
.9002.55
now 1.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Wilcox
4021.60
now 15
16
Mason Black
4021.60
now 9
15
Winshigher is better
Cole Wilcox
.000.480
now 0
00
Mason Black
.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 & seeMason Black — hold.conf 0.50
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