MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 15, 2026
Portrait of Jack Flaherty
Jack Flaherty
DET · P
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Kris Bubic
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jack Flaherty.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Kris Bubic’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 n/a

Jack Flaherty wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Kris Bubic wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jack Flaherty
92.8
Kris Bubic
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jack Flaherty
12.3%
Kris Bubic
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jack Flaherty
26.4%
Kris Bubic
24.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jack Flaherty
28.1%
Kris Bubic
28.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jack Flaherty
47.3%
Kris Bubic
39.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jack Flaherty
8.4%
Kris Bubic
7.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jack Flaherty
.321
Kris Bubic
.327
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
Jack Flaherty
3.436.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.23
Kris Bubic
3.436.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.11
4.35
WHIPlower is better
Jack Flaherty
1.081.76
now 1.61
1.36
Kris Bubic
1.081.76
now 1.23
1.41

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jack Flaherty
43.8076.20
now 64
69
Kris Bubic
43.8076.20
now 51
56
Winshigher is better
Jack Flaherty
.0007
now 0
00
Kris Bubic
.0007
now 3
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellJack Flaherty — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighKris Bubic — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.80
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