MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Jalen Beeks
Jalen Beeks
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Robby Ahlstrom
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Robby Ahlstrom.

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

Robby Ahlstrom 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
Robby Ahlstrom
94.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jalen Beeks
11.0%
Robby Ahlstrom
13.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jalen Beeks
18.6%
Robby Ahlstrom
21.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jalen Beeks
28.4%
Robby Ahlstrom
26.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jalen Beeks
42.9%
Robby Ahlstrom
30.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jalen Beeks
10.7%
Robby Ahlstrom
2.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jalen Beeks
.363
Robby Ahlstrom
.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
Jalen Beeks
25.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.86
3.76
Robby Ahlstrom
25.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jalen Beeks
.9001.92
now 1.37
1.24
Robby Ahlstrom
.9001.92
now 0.00
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jalen Beeks
4028.60
now 18
12
Robby Ahlstrom
4028.60
now 2
21
Winshigher is better
Jalen Beeks
.0002.80
now 2
12
Robby Ahlstrom
.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
Hold · wait & seeRobby Ahlstrom — hold.conf 0.50
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