MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Jason Adam
Jason Adam
SD · P
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Portrait of Kevin Ginkel
Kevin Ginkel
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jason Adam wins 1 (SV); Kevin Ginkel wins 1 (K); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jason Adam
93.4
Kevin Ginkel
95.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jason Adam
15.3%
Kevin Ginkel
14.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jason Adam
16.4%
Kevin Ginkel
22.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jason Adam
35.6%
Kevin Ginkel
35.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jason Adam
36.3%
Kevin Ginkel
41.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jason Adam
6.9%
Kevin Ginkel
9.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jason Adam
.288
Kevin Ginkel
.308
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
Jason Adam
24.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.90
3.70
Kevin Ginkel
24.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.09
3.71
WHIPlower is better
Jason Adam
.9001.34
now 1.00
1.24
Kevin Ginkel
.9001.34
now 1.07
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jason Adam
4034.80
now 11
11
Kevin Ginkel
4034.80
now 28
18
Winshigher is better
Jason Adam
.0002.80
now 2
12
Kevin Ginkel
.0002.80
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
Jason Adam
.0002.40
now 1
01
Kevin Ginkel
.0002.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJason Adam — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.92
Hold · wait & seeKevin Ginkel — hold.conf 0.50
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