MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Dean Kremer
MIN · P
Change to
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 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Dean Kremer wins 2 (K, WHIP); Jacob Lopez wins 2 (ERA, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Dean Kremer
93.0
Jacob Lopez
90.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
12.4%
Jacob Lopez
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
23.3%
Jacob Lopez
20.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dean Kremer
29.8%
Jacob Lopez
26.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dean Kremer
34.5%
Jacob Lopez
31.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dean Kremer
7.6%
Jacob Lopez
4.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dean Kremer
.328
Jacob Lopez
.291
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
Dean Kremer
2.208.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.09
4.10
Jacob Lopez
2.208.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.50
WHIPlower is better
Dean Kremer
.9002.21
now 0.91
1.30
Jacob Lopez
.9002.21
now 1.84
1.49

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dean Kremer
4056.60
now 16
45
Jacob Lopez
4056.60
now 38
28
Winshigher is better
Dean Kremer
.0005.60
now 0
00
Jacob Lopez
.0005.60
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeDean Kremer — hold.conf 0.50
BuyJacob Lopez — buy.conf 0.78
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