MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Eduardo Rodriguez
Eduardo Rodriguez
AZ · P
Change to
Portrait of Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez
ATH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Eduardo Rodriguez.

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

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

Eduardo Rodriguez wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Jacob Lopez wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
92.0
Jacob Lopez
90.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
9.4%
Jacob Lopez
10.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
16.5%
Jacob Lopez
18.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
29.2%
Jacob Lopez
26.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
35.3%
Jacob Lopez
30.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
8.8%
Jacob Lopez
4.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
.336
Jacob Lopez
.298
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
Eduardo Rodriguez
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.24
4.55
Jacob Lopez
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
.9302.10
now 1.19
1.35
Jacob Lopez
.9302.10
now 1.84
1.52

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
4060
now 52
36
Jacob Lopez
4060
now 38
32
Winshigher is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
.8006.20
now 5
24
Jacob Lopez
.8006.20
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEduardo Rodriguez — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
BuyJacob Lopez — buy.conf 0.72
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