MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Jacob Waguespack
DET · P
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Portrait of John Schreiber
John Schreiber
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jacob Waguespack.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jacob Waguespack wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); John Schreiber wins 1 (SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jacob Waguespack
92.9
John Schreiber
93.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jacob Waguespack
13.4%
John Schreiber
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jacob Waguespack
16.9%
John Schreiber
17.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jacob Waguespack
31.8%
John Schreiber
26.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jacob Waguespack
30.4%
John Schreiber
43.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jacob Waguespack
3.6%
John Schreiber
7.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jacob Waguespack
.257
John Schreiber
.341
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 Waguespack
25.22
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
John Schreiber
25.22
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.74
3.73
WHIPlower is better
Jacob Waguespack
.9402.30
now 2.00
1.24
John Schreiber
.9402.30
now 1.30
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jacob Waguespack
4019.60
now 1
14
John Schreiber
4019.60
now 13
11
Winshigher is better
Jacob Waguespack
.000.480
now 0
00
John Schreiber
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Jacob Waguespack
.0002.40
now 0
0
John Schreiber
.0002.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJacob Waguespack — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.92
Hold · wait & seeJohn Schreiber — hold.conf 0.50
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