MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Jared Jones
PIT · P
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Matthew Boyd
CHC · 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); Matthew Boyd 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
Matthew Boyd
92.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jared Jones
14.6%
Matthew Boyd
11.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jared Jones
27.1%
Matthew Boyd
20.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jared Jones
29.3%
Matthew Boyd
33.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jared Jones
39.7%
Matthew Boyd
38.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jared Jones
7.9%
Matthew Boyd
9.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jared Jones
.284
Matthew Boyd
.328
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
3.33
Matthew Boyd
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.00
4.39
WHIPlower is better
Jared Jones
.9002.44
now 2.08
1.19
Matthew Boyd
.9002.44
now 1.29
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jared Jones
4057.80
now 6
38
Matthew Boyd
4057.80
now 31
43
Winshigher is better
Jared Jones
.0005.60
now 0
00
Matthew Boyd
.0005.60
now 2
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJared Jones — buy.conf 0.83
SellMatthew Boyd — sell.conf 0.68
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