MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Portrait of George Soriano
George Soriano
STL · P
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Portrait of Jake Woodford
Jake Woodford
CHC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jake Woodford.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts. George Soriano’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

Jake Woodford wins 1 categories (K); George Soriano wins 0 (none); 4 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
George Soriano
96.5
Jake Woodford
93.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
George Soriano
14.7%
Jake Woodford
9.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
George Soriano
23.2%
Jake Woodford
18.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
George Soriano
34.4%
Jake Woodford
27.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
George Soriano
40.8%
Jake Woodford
48.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
George Soriano
9.2%
Jake Woodford
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
George Soriano
.304
Jake Woodford
.367
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
George Soriano
27.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.04
3.71
Jake Woodford
27.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.20
3.71
WHIPlower is better
George Soriano
.9301.88
now 1.14
1.24
Jake Woodford
.9301.88
now 1.67
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
George Soriano
4025.60
now 20
14
Jake Woodford
4025.60
now 19
15
Winshigher is better
George Soriano
.0002.80
now 2
12
Jake Woodford
.0002.80
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
George Soriano
.0004.40
now 2
13
Jake Woodford
.0004.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighGeorge Soriano — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.73
Hold · wait & seeJake Woodford — hold.conf 0.50
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