MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Portrait of Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez
ATH · P
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Portrait of Janson Junk
Janson Junk
MIA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jacob Lopez.

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

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

Jacob Lopez wins 2 categories (ERA, W); Janson Junk wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
90.5
Janson Junk
94.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
10.7%
Janson Junk
8.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
20.3%
Janson Junk
18.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
26.1%
Janson Junk
28.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jacob Lopez
31.0%
Janson Junk
40.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jacob Lopez
4.8%
Janson Junk
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jacob Lopez
.291
Janson Junk
.311
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 Lopez
2.208.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
3.50
Janson Junk
2.208.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.80
4.04
WHIPlower is better
Jacob Lopez
1.082.06
now 1.84
1.49
Janson Junk
1.082.06
now 1.30
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jacob Lopez
4049
now 38
28
Janson Junk
4049
now 43
28
Winshigher is better
Jacob Lopez
.0005.20
now 4
24
Janson Junk
.0005.20
now 3
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJacob Lopez — buy.conf 0.78
Hold · steadyJanson Junk — hold.conf 0.60
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