MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Cooper Criswell
Cooper Criswell
SEA · P
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Portrait of Jalen Beeks
Jalen Beeks
TEX · 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

Cooper Criswell wins 1 (ERA); Jalen Beeks wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
90.7
Jalen Beeks
93.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
9.8%
Jalen Beeks
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
18.6%
Jalen Beeks
18.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cooper Criswell
35.0%
Jalen Beeks
28.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
37.5%
Jalen Beeks
42.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
4.2%
Jalen Beeks
10.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cooper Criswell
.297
Jalen Beeks
.363
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
Cooper Criswell
2.774.17
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.08
3.70
Jalen Beeks
2.774.17
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.86
3.76
WHIPlower is better
Cooper Criswell
.9901.48
now 1.10
1.25
Jalen Beeks
.9901.48
now 1.37
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
4026.60
now 19
0
Jalen Beeks
4026.60
now 18
0
Winshigher is better
Cooper Criswell
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Jalen Beeks
.0002.80
now 2
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCooper Criswell — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeJalen Beeks — hold.conf 0.50
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