MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 23, 2026
Portrait of Jalen Beeks
Jalen Beeks
TEX · P
Change to
Mike Paredes
MIN · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mike Paredes.

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

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

Mike Paredes wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Jalen Beeks wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jalen Beeks
93.4
Mike Paredes
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jalen Beeks
11.0%
Mike Paredes
9.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jalen Beeks
18.6%
Mike Paredes
12.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jalen Beeks
28.4%
Mike Paredes
28.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jalen Beeks
42.9%
Mike Paredes
50.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jalen Beeks
10.7%
Mike Paredes
6.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jalen Beeks
.363
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
Jalen Beeks
24.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.86
3.76
Mike Paredes
24.42
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jalen Beeks
1.171.44
now 1.37
1.24
Mike Paredes
1.171.44
now 1.36
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jalen Beeks
4045
now 18
16
Mike Paredes
4045
now 3
33
Winshigher is better
Jalen Beeks
.0002.80
now 2
12
Mike Paredes
.0002.80
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJalen Beeks — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighMike Paredes — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.76
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