MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Cristian Javier
HOU · P
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Portrait of Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez
ATH · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jacob Lopez.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and wins.

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

Jacob Lopez wins 3 categories (K, ERA, W); Cristian Javier wins 1 (WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cristian Javier
93.0
Jacob Lopez
90.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cristian Javier
14.4%
Jacob Lopez
10.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cristian Javier
20.8%
Jacob Lopez
18.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cristian Javier
30.2%
Jacob Lopez
26.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cristian Javier
39.7%
Jacob Lopez
30.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cristian Javier
11.1%
Jacob Lopez
4.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cristian Javier
.359
Jacob Lopez
.299
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
Cristian Javier
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.54
4.10
Jacob Lopez
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.73
WHIPlower is better
Cristian Javier
.9002.55
now 2.36
1.30
Jacob Lopez
.9002.55
now 1.84
1.52

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cristian Javier
4051.60
now 4
16
Jacob Lopez
4051.60
now 38
34
Winshigher is better
Cristian Javier
.0007
now 0
00
Jacob Lopez
.0007
now 4
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCristian Javier — hold.conf 0.55
BuyJacob Lopez — buy.conf 0.71
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