MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of Hoby Milner
Hoby Milner
CHC · P
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Portrait of Jake Bird
Jake Bird
WSH · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jake Bird.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Hoby Milner’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 Bird wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Hoby Milner wins 1 (SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hoby Milner
87.4
Jake Bird
93.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hoby Milner
7.8%
Jake Bird
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hoby Milner
12.1%
Jake Bird
22.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hoby Milner
28.7%
Jake Bird
22.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hoby Milner
37.8%
Jake Bird
38.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hoby Milner
5.9%
Jake Bird
9.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hoby Milner
.351
Jake Bird
.340
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
Hoby Milner
26
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.49
3.78
Jake Bird
26
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Hoby Milner
.9101.45
now 1.03
1.25
Jake Bird
.9101.45
now 1.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hoby Milner
4025.60
now 12
11
Jake Bird
4025.60
now 20
15
Winshigher is better
Hoby Milner
.0001.48
now 1
01
Jake Bird
.0001.48
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
Hoby Milner
.0002.40
now 1
01
Jake Bird
.0002.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighHoby Milner — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeJake Bird — hold.conf 0.55
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