MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of Eric Lauer
Eric Lauer
LAD · P
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Portrait of Grant Holmes
Grant Holmes
ATL · 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. Grant Holmes’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

Eric Lauer wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Grant Holmes 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
Eric Lauer
91.0
Grant Holmes
94.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
9.4%
Grant Holmes
12.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
15.3%
Grant Holmes
19.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
32.6%
Grant Holmes
31.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eric Lauer
35.0%
Grant Holmes
42.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eric Lauer
11.2%
Grant Holmes
9.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eric Lauer
.333
Grant Holmes
.336
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
Eric Lauer
3.156.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.95
4.50
Grant Holmes
3.156.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.95
4.56
WHIPlower is better
Eric Lauer
1.251.46
now 1.39
1.32
Grant Holmes
1.251.46
now 1.33
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eric Lauer
4062.20
now 30
33
Grant Holmes
4062.20
now 53
43
Winshigher is better
Eric Lauer
.2003.80
now 2
13
Grant Holmes
.2003.80
now 3
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellEric Lauer — sell.conf 0.73
Sell HighGrant Holmes — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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