MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Portrait of Jeffrey Springs
Jeffrey Springs
ATH · P
Change to
Zac Thornton
NYM · P
Change to
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

Jeffrey Springs wins 2 (K, W); Zac Thornton wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jeffrey Springs
91.4
Zac Thornton
92.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jeffrey Springs
10.9%
Zac Thornton
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jeffrey Springs
18.4%
Zac Thornton
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jeffrey Springs
30.2%
Zac Thornton
31.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jeffrey Springs
35.7%
Zac Thornton
44.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jeffrey Springs
9.3%
Zac Thornton
11.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jeffrey Springs
.340
Zac Thornton
.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
Jeffrey Springs
3.844.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.07
4.64
Zac Thornton
3.844.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.35
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Jeffrey Springs
1.071.47
now 1.19
1.38
Zac Thornton
1.071.47
now 1.16
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jeffrey Springs
4075.80
now 57
42
Zac Thornton
4075.80
now 10
35
Winshigher is better
Jeffrey Springs
.0004.20
now 3
13
Zac Thornton
.0004.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellJeffrey Springs — sell.conf 0.80
Sell HighZac Thornton — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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