MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Jared Jones
PIT · P
Change to
Portrait of Max Meyer
Max Meyer
MIA · 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); Max Meyer 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
Max Meyer
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jared Jones
14.7%
Max Meyer
13.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jared Jones
27.9%
Max Meyer
26.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jared Jones
29.2%
Max Meyer
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jared Jones
37.0%
Max Meyer
42.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jared Jones
7.4%
Max Meyer
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jared Jones
.271
Max Meyer
.304
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
3.03
Max Meyer
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.97
3.85
WHIPlower is better
Jared Jones
.9002.47
now 2.08
1.17
Max Meyer
.9002.47
now 1.10
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jared Jones
40101.20
now 6
44
Max Meyer
40101.20
now 74
49
Winshigher is better
Jared Jones
.0007
now 0
00
Max Meyer
.0007
now 5
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJared Jones — buy.conf 0.92
Sell HighMax Meyer — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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