MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Jake Bennett
BOS · P
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Portrait of Michael Soroka
Michael Soroka
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jake Bennett.

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

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

Jake Bennett wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Michael Soroka wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jake Bennett
92.9
Michael Soroka
93.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
12.9%
Michael Soroka
10.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
19.9%
Michael Soroka
23.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Bennett
37.4%
Michael Soroka
33.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Bennett
38.7%
Michael Soroka
34.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Bennett
8.0%
Michael Soroka
8.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Bennett
.290
Michael Soroka
.319
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
Jake Bennett
2.446.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.28
3.50
Michael Soroka
2.446.09
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.25
4.23
WHIPlower is better
Jake Bennett
1.071.62
now 1.50
1.19
Michael Soroka
1.071.62
now 1.20
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Bennett
4082
now 8
5
Michael Soroka
4082
now 60
12
Winshigher is better
Jake Bennett
.0009.80
now 1
01
Michael Soroka
.0009.80
now 7
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJake Bennett — buy.conf 0.78
Hold · leans sellMichael Soroka — hold.conf 0.60
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