MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 14, 2026
Portrait of Eduardo Rodriguez
Eduardo Rodriguez
AZ · P
Change to
Mick Abel
MIN · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mick Abel.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Eduardo Rodriguez’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 n/a

Mick Abel wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Eduardo Rodriguez wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
92.0
Mick Abel
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
9.1%
Mick Abel
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
17.1%
Mick Abel
24.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
28.6%
Mick Abel
33.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
37.2%
Mick Abel
40.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
9.6%
Mick Abel
5.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eduardo Rodriguez
.345
Mick Abel
.349
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
Eduardo Rodriguez
25.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.24
4.72
Mick Abel
25.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.98
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
1.041.72
now 1.19
1.33
Mick Abel
1.041.72
now 1.57
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
4066.40
now 52
52
Mick Abel
4066.40
now 23
54
Winshigher is better
Eduardo Rodriguez
.0008
now 5
36
Mick Abel
.0008
now 1
23

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
Hold · wait & seeMick Abel — hold.conf 0.50
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