MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Jake Bird
Jake Bird
WSH · P
Change to
Portrait of Jordan Leasure
Jordan Leasure
CWS · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 00, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Jake Bird wins 0 (none); Jordan Leasure wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jake Bird
93.9
Jordan Leasure
95.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
11.0%
Jordan Leasure
13.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
22.3%
Jordan Leasure
23.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Bird
22.5%
Jordan Leasure
34.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
38.0%
Jordan Leasure
44.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
9.8%
Jordan Leasure
25.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Bird
.341
Jordan Leasure
.406
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
2.677.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.00
3.70
Jordan Leasure
2.677.30
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.27
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jake Bird
1.161.40
now 1.33
1.24
Jordan Leasure
1.161.40
now 1.23
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Bird
4025.60
now 20
14
Jordan Leasure
4025.60
now 18
14
Winshigher is better
Jake Bird
.0002.80
now 1
01
Jordan Leasure
.0002.80
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJake Bird — hold.conf 0.55
Sell HighJordan Leasure — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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