MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 5, 2026
Portrait of Dylan Dodd
Dylan Dodd
ATL · P
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Portrait of Jake Bird
Jake Bird
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jake Bird.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and wins. Dylan Dodd’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jake Bird wins 2 categories (K, W); Dylan Dodd wins 1 (SV); 2 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Dylan Dodd
94.2
Jake Bird
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dylan Dodd
15.5%
Jake Bird
11.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dylan Dodd
29.5%
Jake Bird
25.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dylan Dodd
31.3%
Jake Bird
24.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dylan Dodd
40.7%
Jake Bird
37.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dylan Dodd
7.4%
Jake Bird
9.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dylan Dodd
.268
Jake Bird
.328
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
Dylan Dodd
26.32
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.69
3.70
Jake Bird
26.32
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Dylan Dodd
.9001.56
now 0.75
1.24
Jake Bird
.9001.56
now 1.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dylan Dodd
4029.60
now 12
21
Jake Bird
4029.60
now 20
24
Winshigher is better
Dylan Dodd
.0002.80
now 0
00
Jake Bird
.0002.80
now 1
12
Saveshigher is better
Dylan Dodd
.0005.60
now 1
14
Jake Bird
.0005.60
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighDylan Dodd — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.78
Hold · wait & seeJake Bird — hold.conf 0.50
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