MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 3, 2026
Jimmy Herget
COL · P
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Portrait of Ryan Thompson
Ryan Thompson
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jimmy Herget.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and saves. Ryan Thompson’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jimmy Herget wins 2 categories (K, SV); Ryan Thompson wins 1 (W); 2 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
92.3
Ryan Thompson
91.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
15.3%
Ryan Thompson
8.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
25.8%
Ryan Thompson
15.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jimmy Herget
32.0%
Ryan Thompson
34.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
44.1%
Ryan Thompson
35.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
10.2%
Ryan Thompson
4.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jimmy Herget
.297
Ryan Thompson
.298
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
25.98
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.06
3.70
Ryan Thompson
25.98
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.75
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jimmy Herget
1.091.46
now 1.38
1.24
Ryan Thompson
1.091.46
now 1.17
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
4029.60
now 17
24
Ryan Thompson
4029.60
now 12
18
Winshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
.0005.60
now 0
00
Ryan Thompson
.0005.60
now 2
14
Saveshigher is better
Jimmy Herget
.0004.40
now 1
13
Ryan Thompson
.0004.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJimmy Herget — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeRyan Thompson — hold.conf 0.50
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