MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Jared Jones
PIT · P
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Portrait of Peter Lambert
Peter Lambert
HOU · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jared Jones.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Peter Lambert’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Jared Jones wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Peter Lambert wins 1 (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
Peter Lambert
93.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jared Jones
14.7%
Peter Lambert
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jared Jones
27.9%
Peter Lambert
23.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jared Jones
29.2%
Peter Lambert
30.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jared Jones
37.0%
Peter Lambert
37.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jared Jones
7.4%
Peter Lambert
6.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jared Jones
.271
Peter Lambert
.288
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
Jared Jones
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.38
3.03
Peter Lambert
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.44
WHIPlower is better
Jared Jones
.9002.44
now 2.08
1.17
Peter Lambert
.9002.44
now 1.21
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jared Jones
4060.60
now 6
45
Peter Lambert
4060.60
now 43
38
Winshigher is better
Jared Jones
.0007
now 0
00
Peter Lambert
.0007
now 4
35

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJared Jones — buy.conf 0.92
Sell HighPeter Lambert — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.80
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