MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 29, 2026
Jimmy Herget
COL · P
Change to
Portrait of Luinder Avila
Luinder Avila
KC · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jimmy Herget.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA, WHIP, and saves. Luinder Avila’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

Jimmy Herget wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, SV); Luinder Avila wins 2 (K, W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
92.3
Luinder Avila
96.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
15.5%
Luinder Avila
10.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
26.7%
Luinder Avila
21.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
32.8%
Luinder Avila
26.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
42.9%
Luinder Avila
31.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
10.7%
Luinder Avila
6.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
.296
Luinder Avila
.318
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
3.165.60
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.06
3.70
Luinder Avila
3.165.60
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.44
3.73
WHIPlower is better
Jimmy Herget
1.051.90
now 1.38
1.24
Luinder Avila
1.051.90
now 1.71
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
4049.20
now 17
25
Luinder Avila
4049.20
now 25
40
Winshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
.0002.80
now 0
00
Luinder Avila
.0002.80
now 1
12
Saveshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
.0004.40
now 1
13
Luinder Avila
.0004.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJimmy Herget — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.75
Buy LowLuinder Avila — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.87
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