MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Portrait of Jake Bird
Jake Bird
WSH · P
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Portrait of Tyler Alexander
Tyler Alexander
TEX · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jake Bird wins 2 (K, WHIP); Tyler Alexander wins 2 (ERA, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jake Bird
93.9
Tyler Alexander
91.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
11.0%
Tyler Alexander
10.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Bird
22.3%
Tyler Alexander
19.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Bird
22.5%
Tyler Alexander
32.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
38.0%
Tyler Alexander
35.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Bird
9.8%
Tyler Alexander
4.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Bird
.340
Tyler Alexander
.289
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
2.375.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.00
3.70
Tyler Alexander
2.375.75
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.12
3.46
WHIPlower is better
Jake Bird
1.171.45
now 1.33
1.24
Tyler Alexander
1.171.45
now 1.38
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Bird
4026.60
now 20
15
Tyler Alexander
4026.60
now 21
12
Winshigher is better
Jake Bird
.0001.48
now 1
01
Tyler Alexander
.0001.48
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
Jake Bird
.0003.40
now 0
0
Tyler Alexander
.0003.40
now 2
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJake Bird — hold.conf 0.55
BuyTyler Alexander — buy.conf 0.79
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