MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Cristian Javier
HOU · P
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Portrait of Gage Jump
Gage Jump
ATH · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Cristian Javier.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Gage Jump’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Cristian Javier wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Gage Jump wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cristian Javier
93.0
Gage Jump
96.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cristian Javier
14.4%
Gage Jump
12.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cristian Javier
20.8%
Gage Jump
25.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cristian Javier
30.2%
Gage Jump
30.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cristian Javier
39.7%
Gage Jump
42.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cristian Javier
11.1%
Gage Jump
5.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cristian Javier
.359
Gage Jump
.319
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
Cristian Javier
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.54
4.10
Gage Jump
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.20
4.21
WHIPlower is better
Cristian Javier
.9002.55
now 2.36
1.30
Gage Jump
.9002.55
now 2.00
1.40

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cristian Javier
4043.20
now 4
15
Gage Jump
4043.20
now 5
32
Winshigher is better
Cristian Javier
.000.480
now 0
00
Gage Jump
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCristian Javier — hold.conf 0.55
Hold · leans sellGage Jump — hold.conf 0.60
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