MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 30, 2026
Portrait of Eric Orze
Eric Orze
MIN · P
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Portrait of Matt Gage
Matt Gage
SF · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Eric Orze.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA. Matt Gage’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 Orze wins 1 categories (ERA); Matt Gage wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Eric Orze
92.8
Matt Gage
92.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Eric Orze
9.5%
Matt Gage
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Eric Orze
19.0%
Matt Gage
17.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Eric Orze
28.2%
Matt Gage
34.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Eric Orze
29.2%
Matt Gage
31.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Eric Orze
6.9%
Matt Gage
10.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Eric Orze
.313
Matt Gage
.352
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 Orze
2.104.48
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.95
3.73
Matt Gage
2.104.48
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.63
3.76
WHIPlower is better
Eric Orze
1.191.46
now 1.39
1.26
Matt Gage
1.191.46
now 1.29
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Eric Orze
4035
now 25
0
Matt Gage
4035
now 19
0
Winshigher is better
Eric Orze
.0005.60
now 2
0–0
Matt Gage
.0005.60
now 4
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowEric Orze — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Hold · wait & seeMatt Gage — hold.conf 0.50
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