MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Jake Irvin
WSH · P
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Jose Quintana
COL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jake Irvin.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP.

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

Jake Irvin wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Jose Quintana wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jake Irvin
92.9
Jose Quintana
89.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Irvin
11.6%
Jose Quintana
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Irvin
23.8%
Jose Quintana
11.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Irvin
24.6%
Jose Quintana
32.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Irvin
45.9%
Jose Quintana
32.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Irvin
13.2%
Jose Quintana
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Irvin
.358
Jose Quintana
.343
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Jake Irvin
3.885.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.23
5.04
Jose Quintana
3.885.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.27
4.28
WHIPlower is better
Jake Irvin
1.271.58
now 1.35
1.34
Jose Quintana
1.271.58
now 1.51
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Irvin
4073.20
now 58
41
Jose Quintana
4073.20
now 20
27
Winshigher is better
Jake Irvin
.2003.80
now 2
12
Jose Quintana
.2003.80
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellJake Irvin — sell.conf 0.90
Hold · wait & seeJose Quintana — hold.conf 0.50
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