MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Jack Kochanowicz
Jack Kochanowicz
LAA · P
Change to
Portrait of Michael Lorenzen
Michael Lorenzen
COL · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Michael Lorenzen.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Jack Kochanowicz’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Michael Lorenzen wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Jack Kochanowicz wins 0 (none); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jack Kochanowicz
96.2
Michael Lorenzen
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jack Kochanowicz
10.7%
Michael Lorenzen
8.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jack Kochanowicz
15.9%
Michael Lorenzen
15.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jack Kochanowicz
25.6%
Michael Lorenzen
24.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jack Kochanowicz
42.8%
Michael Lorenzen
46.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jack Kochanowicz
7.2%
Michael Lorenzen
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jack Kochanowicz
.359
Michael Lorenzen
.359
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
Jack Kochanowicz
4.178.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.23
5.04
Michael Lorenzen
4.178.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.22
5.04
WHIPlower is better
Jack Kochanowicz
1.312.07
now 1.48
1.52
Michael Lorenzen
1.312.07
now 1.90
1.50

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jack Kochanowicz
4051.60
now 46
38
Michael Lorenzen
4051.60
now 43
42
Winshigher is better
Jack Kochanowicz
.2003.80
now 2
12
Michael Lorenzen
.2003.80
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellJack Kochanowicz — sell.conf 0.90
SellMichael Lorenzen — sell.conf 0.90
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