MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Jared Jones
PIT · P
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Portrait of MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore
TEX · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Jared Jones wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); MacKenzie Gore wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jared Jones
98.4
MacKenzie Gore
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jared Jones
14.7%
MacKenzie Gore
12.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jared Jones
27.9%
MacKenzie Gore
26.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jared Jones
29.2%
MacKenzie Gore
31.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jared Jones
37.0%
MacKenzie Gore
42.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jared Jones
7.4%
MacKenzie Gore
9.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jared Jones
.271
MacKenzie Gore
.303
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
Jared Jones
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.38
3.02
MacKenzie Gore
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.96
3.82
WHIPlower is better
Jared Jones
.9002.44
now 2.08
1.17
MacKenzie Gore
.9002.44
now 1.19
1.29

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jared Jones
4088.60
now 6
41
MacKenzie Gore
4088.60
now 65
44
Winshigher is better
Jared Jones
.0005.60
now 0
00
MacKenzie Gore
.0005.60
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJared Jones — buy.conf 0.92
Hold · leans buyMacKenzie Gore — hold.conf 0.60
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