MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Portrait of Eric Lauer
Eric Lauer
LAD · P
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Portrait of Jack Flaherty
Jack Flaherty
DET · 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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Eric Lauer
91.0
Jack Flaherty
92.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
9.3%
Jack Flaherty
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
14.7%
Jack Flaherty
26.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
32.4%
Jack Flaherty
27.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eric Lauer
35.5%
Jack Flaherty
46.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eric Lauer
11.4%
Jack Flaherty
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eric Lauer
.341
Jack Flaherty
.323
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
Eric Lauer
3.636.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.95
4.66
Jack Flaherty
3.636.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.29
WHIPlower is better
Eric Lauer
1.221.72
now 1.39
1.33
Jack Flaherty
1.221.72
now 1.61
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eric Lauer
4077.60
now 30
30
Jack Flaherty
4077.60
now 64
46
Winshigher is better
Eric Lauer
.0002.80
now 2
12
Jack Flaherty
.0002.80
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellEric Lauer — sell.conf 0.81
Hold · leans sellJack Flaherty — hold.conf 0.60
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