MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Jimmy Herget
COL · P
Change to
Ryan Gusto
MIA · P
Change to
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

Jimmy Herget wins 1 (SV); Ryan Gusto wins 1 (K); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
91.9
Ryan Gusto
94.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
13.2%
Ryan Gusto
10.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
23.3%
Ryan Gusto
19.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
30.0%
Ryan Gusto
31.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
39.4%
Ryan Gusto
45.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
11.7%
Ryan Gusto
8.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
.323
Ryan Gusto
.324
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
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.06
3.70
Ryan Gusto
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 9.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jimmy Herget
1.071.84
now 1.38
1.24
Ryan Gusto
1.071.84
now 1.67
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
4026.40
now 17
14
Ryan Gusto
4026.40
now 4
20
Winshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
.000.480
now 0
00
Ryan Gusto
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
.0003.40
now 1
02
Ryan Gusto
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJimmy Herget — hold.conf 0.55
Hold · wait & seeRyan Gusto — hold.conf 0.50
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