MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 22, 2026
Portrait of Gerrit Cole
Gerrit Cole
NYY · P
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Portrait of Michael Wacha
Michael Wacha
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Gerrit Cole.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP.

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

Gerrit Cole wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Michael Wacha wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
96.6
Michael Wacha
92.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
8.1%
Michael Wacha
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
21.4%
Michael Wacha
18.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
30.9%
Michael Wacha
30.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
31.0%
Michael Wacha
37.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
5.1%
Michael Wacha
5.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
.258
Michael Wacha
.317
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
Gerrit Cole
25.78
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
4.10
Michael Wacha
25.78
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.23
4.13
WHIPlower is better
Gerrit Cole
.9001.56
now 0.71
1.30
Michael Wacha
.9001.56
now 1.12
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Gerrit Cole
40108.60
now 12
79
Michael Wacha
40108.60
now 65
81
Winshigher is better
Gerrit Cole
.00010.80
now 1
48
Michael Wacha
.00010.80
now 4
37

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeGerrit Cole — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighMichael Wacha — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.85
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