MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Jacob Waguespack
DET · P
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Ryan Johnson
LAA · 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.

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

Jacob Waguespack wins 1 categories (K); Ryan Johnson wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jacob Waguespack
92.9
Ryan Johnson
92.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jacob Waguespack
14.2%
Ryan Johnson
12.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jacob Waguespack
18.1%
Ryan Johnson
18.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jacob Waguespack
31.9%
Ryan Johnson
30.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jacob Waguespack
32.7%
Ryan Johnson
34.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jacob Waguespack
3.8%
Ryan Johnson
8.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jacob Waguespack
.251
Ryan Johnson
.339
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 Waguespack
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Ryan Johnson
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.83
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jacob Waguespack
.9002.55
now 2.00
1.24
Ryan Johnson
.9002.55
now 2.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jacob Waguespack
4019.60
now 1
14
Ryan Johnson
4019.60
now 7
13
Winshigher is better
Jacob Waguespack
.000.480
now 0
00
Ryan Johnson
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJacob Waguespack — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeRyan Johnson — hold.conf 0.50
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