MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of Framber Valdez
Framber Valdez
DET · P
Change to
Jake Irvin
WSH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jake Irvin.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, WHIP, and wins. Framber Valdez’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Jake Irvin wins 3 categories (K, WHIP, W); Framber Valdez wins 1 (ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Framber Valdez
95.0
Jake Irvin
92.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
10.0%
Jake Irvin
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
18.3%
Jake Irvin
23.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Framber Valdez
32.1%
Jake Irvin
24.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Framber Valdez
42.5%
Jake Irvin
45.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Framber Valdez
6.1%
Jake Irvin
13.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Framber Valdez
.319
Jake Irvin
.358
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
Framber Valdez
3.825.63
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.39
4.22
Jake Irvin
3.825.63
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.23
5.05
WHIPlower is better
Framber Valdez
1.251.45
now 1.32
1.38
Jake Irvin
1.251.45
now 1.35
1.34

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Framber Valdez
4065.20
now 54
40
Jake Irvin
4065.20
now 58
43
Winshigher is better
Framber Valdez
.5202.48
now 2
12
Jake Irvin
.5202.48
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellFramber Valdez — hold.conf 0.60
SellJake Irvin — sell.conf 0.90
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