MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 7, 2026
Portrait of Jake Bird
Jake Bird
NYY · P
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Portrait of Jonathan Loáisiga
Jonathan Loáisiga
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jake Bird wins 1 (K); Jonathan Loáisiga wins 1 (SV); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jake Bird
94.0
Jonathan Loáisiga
97.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
11.7%
Jonathan Loáisiga
11.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
23.8%
Jonathan Loáisiga
16.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Bird
23.9%
Jonathan Loáisiga
36.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
36.1%
Jonathan Loáisiga
32.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
9.6%
Jonathan Loáisiga
3.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Bird
.333
Jonathan Loáisiga
.280
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 Bird
26
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.00
3.70
Jonathan Loáisiga
26
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.49
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Jake Bird
.9501.44
now 1.33
1.24
Jonathan Loáisiga
.9501.44
now 1.06
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Bird
4029.60
now 20
24
Jonathan Loáisiga
4029.60
now 13
17
Winshigher is better
Jake Bird
.5202.48
now 1
12
Jonathan Loáisiga
.5202.48
now 1
12
Saveshigher is better
Jake Bird
.0002.40
now 0
0
Jonathan Loáisiga
.0002.40
now 1
11
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJake Bird — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighJonathan Loáisiga — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.89
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