MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 5, 2026
Portrait of Jake Woodford
Jake Woodford
CHC · P
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Portrait of Michael Petersen
Michael Petersen
MIA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jake Woodford.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts. Michael Petersen’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jake Woodford wins 1 categories (K); Michael Petersen wins 0 (none); 4 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jake Woodford
93.5
Michael Petersen
97.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jake Woodford
9.3%
Michael Petersen
14.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jake Woodford
17.9%
Michael Petersen
30.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jake Woodford
27.6%
Michael Petersen
30.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jake Woodford
48.2%
Michael Petersen
46.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jake Woodford
7.1%
Michael Petersen
12.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jake Woodford
.368
Michael Petersen
.296
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 Woodford
2.607.23
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.20
3.71
Michael Petersen
2.607.23
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.63
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jake Woodford
.9001.89
now 1.67
1.24
Michael Petersen
.9001.89
now 1.12
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jake Woodford
4028.60
now 19
23
Michael Petersen
4028.60
now 23
22
Winshigher is better
Jake Woodford
.5202.48
now 1
12
Michael Petersen
.5202.48
now 1
12
Saveshigher is better
Jake Woodford
.0003.40
now 1
12
Michael Petersen
.0003.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJake Woodford — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighMichael Petersen — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.73
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