MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of Gerrit Cole
Gerrit Cole
NYY · P
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Portrait of Parker Messick
Parker Messick
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Parker Messick.

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

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

Parker Messick wins 3 categories (K, ERA, W); Gerrit Cole wins 1 (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
Parker Messick
94.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
10.8%
Parker Messick
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
26.2%
Parker Messick
24.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Gerrit Cole
28.4%
Parker Messick
31.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
42.3%
Parker Messick
32.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
9.5%
Parker Messick
5.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Gerrit Cole
.282
Parker Messick
.276
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
24.62
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.30
Parker Messick
24.62
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.21
3.16
WHIPlower is better
Gerrit Cole
.9001.40
now 0.71
1.13
Parker Messick
.9001.40
now 1.07
1.20

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Gerrit Cole
4098.80
now 12
41
Parker Messick
4098.80
now 74
53
Winshigher is better
Gerrit Cole
.0008
now 1
25
Parker Messick
.0008
now 6
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyGerrit Cole — buy.conf 0.84
Sell HighParker Messick — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.88
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