MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Elmer Rodríguez
NYY · P
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Portrait of Eric Lauer
Eric Lauer
LAD · 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

Elmer Rodríguez wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Eric Lauer wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Elmer Rodríguez
95.2
Eric Lauer
90.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Elmer Rodríguez
10.7%
Eric Lauer
9.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Elmer Rodríguez
12.0%
Eric Lauer
14.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Elmer Rodríguez
22.2%
Eric Lauer
32.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Elmer Rodríguez
34.5%
Eric Lauer
35.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Elmer Rodríguez
5.2%
Eric Lauer
10.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Elmer Rodríguez
.367
Eric Lauer
.341
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
Elmer Rodríguez
3.366.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.76
4.10
Eric Lauer
3.366.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.95
4.66
WHIPlower is better
Elmer Rodríguez
1.121.94
now 1.76
1.30
Eric Lauer
1.121.94
now 1.39
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Elmer Rodríguez
4054.80
now 10
29
Eric Lauer
4054.80
now 30
42
Winshigher is better
Elmer Rodríguez
.0004.20
now 0
00
Eric Lauer
.0004.20
now 2
23

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeElmer Rodríguez — hold.conf 0.50
SellEric Lauer — sell.conf 0.81
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