MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · July 1, 2026
Portrait of Jacob Latz
Jacob Latz
TEX · P
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Portrait of Jeff Hoffman
Jeff Hoffman
TOR · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jacob Latz.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jacob Latz wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, SV); Jeff Hoffman wins 2 (K, W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jacob Latz
94.6
Jeff Hoffman
96.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jacob Latz
15.0%
Jeff Hoffman
19.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jacob Latz
27.5%
Jeff Hoffman
35.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jacob Latz
34.0%
Jeff Hoffman
38.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jacob Latz
39.4%
Jeff Hoffman
30.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jacob Latz
7.1%
Jeff Hoffman
7.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jacob Latz
.251
Jeff Hoffman
.275
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
Jacob Latz
28.03
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.00
3.63
Jeff Hoffman
28.03
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.31
3.67
WHIPlower is better
Jacob Latz
.9002.21
now 0.59
1.23
Jeff Hoffman
.9002.21
now 1.75
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jacob Latz
4052.60
now 26
26
Jeff Hoffman
4052.60
now 45
41
Winshigher is better
Jacob Latz
.0008
now 1
12
Jeff Hoffman
.0008
now 4
36
Saveshigher is better
Jacob Latz
1.2013.80
now 8
611
Jeff Hoffman
1.2013.80
now 5
47
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJacob Latz — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.87
Buy LowJeff Hoffman — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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