MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 11, 2026
Portrait of Jacob Lopez
Jacob Lopez
ATH · P
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Portrait of Matthew Liberatore
Matthew Liberatore
STL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Jacob Lopez wins 2 (ERA, W); Matthew Liberatore wins 2 (K, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
90.6
Matthew Liberatore
94.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
8.5%
Matthew Liberatore
10.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
16.3%
Matthew Liberatore
21.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jacob Lopez
24.6%
Matthew Liberatore
29.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jacob Lopez
30.9%
Matthew Liberatore
41.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jacob Lopez
4.4%
Matthew Liberatore
10.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jacob Lopez
.312
Matthew Liberatore
.357
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
Jacob Lopez
2.977.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.75
4.05
Matthew Liberatore
2.977.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.35
5.00
WHIPlower is better
Jacob Lopez
1.222.02
now 1.84
1.57
Matthew Liberatore
1.222.02
now 1.50
1.40

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jacob Lopez
4064.60
now 38
51
Matthew Liberatore
4064.60
now 57
56
Winshigher is better
Jacob Lopez
.4007.60
now 4
36
Matthew Liberatore
.4007.60
now 3
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJacob Lopez — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
SellMatthew Liberatore — sell.conf 0.90
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