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

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Jake Bird wins 1 (W); Mike Paredes wins 1 (K); 2 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
Mike Paredes
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
11.0%
Mike Paredes
9.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
22.3%
Mike Paredes
12.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Bird
22.5%
Mike Paredes
28.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
38.0%
Mike Paredes
50.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
9.8%
Mike Paredes
6.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Bird
.341
Mike Paredes
.349
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
26.02
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.00
3.70
Mike Paredes
26.02
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jake Bird
1.171.43
now 1.33
1.24
Mike Paredes
1.171.43
now 1.36
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Bird
4032.40
now 20
14
Mike Paredes
4032.40
now 3
24
Winshigher is better
Jake Bird
.0001.48
now 1
01
Mike Paredes
.0001.48
now 0
00

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 HighMike Paredes — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.75
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