MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Portrait of Colin Rea
Colin Rea
CHC · P
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Portrait of Eric Lauer
Eric Lauer
LAD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Colin Rea wins 2 (K, W); Eric Lauer wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Colin Rea
93.7
Eric Lauer
90.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Colin Rea
9.8%
Eric Lauer
9.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Colin Rea
17.2%
Eric Lauer
14.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Colin Rea
31.2%
Eric Lauer
32.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Colin Rea
41.6%
Eric Lauer
35.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Colin Rea
10.8%
Eric Lauer
10.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Colin Rea
.357
Eric Lauer
.341
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
Colin Rea
4.136.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.70
5.00
Eric Lauer
4.136.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.95
4.65
WHIPlower is better
Colin Rea
1.291.48
now 1.37
1.41
Eric Lauer
1.291.48
now 1.39
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Colin Rea
4066.40
now 49
56
Eric Lauer
4066.40
now 30
50
Winshigher is better
Colin Rea
.00010.40
now 5
48
Eric Lauer
.00010.40
now 2
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellColin Rea — sell.conf 0.90
SellEric Lauer — sell.conf 0.80
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