MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 24, 2026
Portrait of Eric Lauer
Eric Lauer
LAD · P
Change to
Jake Bennett
BOS · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jake Bennett.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA, WHIP, and wins. Eric Lauer’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

Jake Bennett wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, W); Eric Lauer wins 1 (K); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Eric Lauer
90.8
Jake Bennett
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
9.4%
Jake Bennett
13.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
15.5%
Jake Bennett
20.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eric Lauer
30.9%
Jake Bennett
40.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eric Lauer
38.4%
Jake Bennett
34.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eric Lauer
12.3%
Jake Bennett
6.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eric Lauer
.355
Jake Bennett
.249
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
3.366.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.95
4.91
Jake Bennett
3.366.69
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.28
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Eric Lauer
1.221.58
now 1.39
1.37
Jake Bennett
1.221.58
now 1.50
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eric Lauer
4080.80
now 30
60
Jake Bennett
4080.80
now 8
33
Winshigher is better
Eric Lauer
.0008
now 2
25
Jake Bennett
.0008
now 1
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEric Lauer — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.84
Buy LowJake Bennett — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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