MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 2026
Jared Jones
PIT · P
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Portrait of Shane Baz
Shane Baz
BAL · 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); Shane Baz 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
98.6
Shane Baz
96.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jared Jones
15.8%
Shane Baz
10.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jared Jones
29.4%
Shane Baz
20.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jared Jones
30.1%
Shane Baz
30.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jared Jones
38.8%
Shane Baz
42.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jared Jones
6.8%
Shane Baz
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jared Jones
.283
Shane Baz
.318
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
4.10
Shane Baz
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.48
4.20
WHIPlower is better
Jared Jones
.9902.39
now 2.08
1.30
Shane Baz
.9902.39
now 1.43
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jared Jones
4077.40
now 6
50
Shane Baz
4077.40
now 57
51
Winshigher is better
Jared Jones
.0002.80
now 0
00
Shane Baz
.0002.80
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJared Jones — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · steadyShane Baz — hold.conf 0.60
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