MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Colin Rea
Colin Rea
CHC · P
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Portrait of Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez
ATH · 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

Colin Rea wins 1 (WHIP); Jacob Lopez 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
Colin Rea
93.8
Jacob Lopez
90.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Colin Rea
9.2%
Jacob Lopez
11.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Colin Rea
17.2%
Jacob Lopez
20.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Colin Rea
30.2%
Jacob Lopez
27.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Colin Rea
41.9%
Jacob Lopez
31.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Colin Rea
10.3%
Jacob Lopez
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Colin Rea
.354
Jacob Lopez
.295
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
2.417.99
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.70
4.99
Jacob Lopez
2.417.99
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.65
WHIPlower is better
Colin Rea
1.182.03
now 1.37
1.37
Jacob Lopez
1.182.03
now 1.84
1.42

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Colin Rea
4068.60
now 49
0
Jacob Lopez
4068.60
now 38
0
Winshigher is better
Colin Rea
.0007
now 5
0–0
Jacob Lopez
.0007
now 4
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellColin Rea — sell.conf 0.90
BuyJacob Lopez — buy.conf 0.73
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