MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Gerrit Cole
Gerrit Cole
NYY · P
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Portrait of Logan Gilbert
Logan Gilbert
SEA · 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

Gerrit Cole wins 2 (ERA, W); Logan Gilbert wins 2 (K, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
96.9
Logan Gilbert
96.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
9.2%
Logan Gilbert
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
23.9%
Logan Gilbert
26.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
28.9%
Logan Gilbert
33.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
41.8%
Logan Gilbert
43.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
9.4%
Logan Gilbert
10.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
.293
Logan Gilbert
.303
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
Gerrit Cole
25.31
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.53
Logan Gilbert
25.31
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.69
3.79
WHIPlower is better
Gerrit Cole
.9001.37
now 0.71
1.18
Logan Gilbert
.9001.37
now 1.11
1.10

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Gerrit Cole
4091.80
now 12
50
Logan Gilbert
4091.80
now 69
58
Winshigher is better
Gerrit Cole
.0006.60
now 1
25
Logan Gilbert
.0006.60
now 3
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyGerrit Cole — buy.conf 0.77
Sell HighLogan Gilbert — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.84
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