MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Jakob Junis
Jakob Junis
TEX · P
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Portrait of Lake Bachar
Lake Bachar
MIA · 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

Jakob Junis wins 2 (WHIP, SV); Lake Bachar wins 2 (K, ERA); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jakob Junis
92.3
Lake Bachar
94.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
8.9%
Lake Bachar
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
18.3%
Lake Bachar
25.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jakob Junis
29.7%
Lake Bachar
29.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jakob Junis
34.7%
Lake Bachar
36.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jakob Junis
3.2%
Lake Bachar
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jakob Junis
.301
Lake Bachar
.291
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
Jakob Junis
24.58
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.75
3.70
Lake Bachar
24.58
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.51
WHIPlower is better
Jakob Junis
.9001.45
now 0.78
1.24
Lake Bachar
.9001.45
now 1.01
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jakob Junis
4040.40
now 16
11
Lake Bachar
4040.40
now 32
22
Winshigher is better
Jakob Junis
.000.480
now 0
00
Lake Bachar
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Jakob Junis
.0004.40
now 3
13
Lake Bachar
.0004.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJakob Junis — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLake Bachar — buy.conf 0.78
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