MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Edward Cabrera
CHC · P
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Portrait of Eric Lauer
Eric Lauer
LAD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Eric Lauer.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Edward Cabrera’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Eric Lauer wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Edward Cabrera wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Edward Cabrera
96.1
Eric Lauer
91.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Edward Cabrera
12.7%
Eric Lauer
9.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Edward Cabrera
21.0%
Eric Lauer
15.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Edward Cabrera
32.6%
Eric Lauer
32.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Edward Cabrera
42.7%
Eric Lauer
35.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Edward Cabrera
11.7%
Eric Lauer
11.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Edward Cabrera
.338
Eric Lauer
.333
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
Edward Cabrera
3.926.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.99
4.60
Eric Lauer
3.926.53
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.95
4.50
WHIPlower is better
Edward Cabrera
1.251.49
now 1.42
1.38
Eric Lauer
1.251.49
now 1.39
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Edward Cabrera
4062.20
now 53
44
Eric Lauer
4062.20
now 30
33
Winshigher is better
Edward Cabrera
.2003.80
now 3
13
Eric Lauer
.2003.80
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellEdward Cabrera — sell.conf 0.78
SellEric Lauer — sell.conf 0.73
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