MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Jimmy Herget
COL · P
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Portrait of Lake Bachar
Lake Bachar
MIA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jimmy Herget wins 2 (WHIP, SV); Lake Bachar wins 2 (K, ERA); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
91.9
Lake Bachar
94.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
13.1%
Lake Bachar
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
21.4%
Lake Bachar
25.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
28.7%
Lake Bachar
29.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
40.2%
Lake Bachar
36.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
12.0%
Lake Bachar
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
.337
Lake Bachar
.291
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
Jimmy Herget
2.895.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.06
3.70
Lake Bachar
2.895.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.51
WHIPlower is better
Jimmy Herget
.9001.53
now 1.38
1.24
Lake Bachar
.9001.53
now 1.01
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
4038
now 17
17
Lake Bachar
4038
now 32
22
Winshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
.000.480
now 0
00
Lake Bachar
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
.0003.40
now 1
02
Lake Bachar
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJimmy Herget — hold.conf 0.55
BuyLake Bachar — buy.conf 0.78
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