MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 2, 2026
Portrait of Jonathan Bowlan
Jonathan Bowlan
PHI · P
Change to
Jordan Hicks
CWS · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jordan Hicks.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and saves. Jonathan Bowlan’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

Jordan Hicks wins 2 categories (K, SV); Jonathan Bowlan wins 1 (W); 2 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jonathan Bowlan
97.4
Jordan Hicks
98.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jonathan Bowlan
16.1%
Jordan Hicks
7.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jonathan Bowlan
28.6%
Jordan Hicks
18.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jonathan Bowlan
32.9%
Jordan Hicks
21.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jonathan Bowlan
35.3%
Jordan Hicks
35.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jonathan Bowlan
4.4%
Jordan Hicks
1.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jonathan Bowlan
.260
Jordan Hicks
.314
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
Jonathan Bowlan
2.946.36
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.67
3.70
Jordan Hicks
2.946.36
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jonathan Bowlan
.9002.47
now 1.15
1.24
Jordan Hicks
.9002.47
now 2.09
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jonathan Bowlan
4028.60
now 16
21
Jordan Hicks
4028.60
now 15
23
Winshigher is better
Jonathan Bowlan
.0002.80
now 1
12
Jordan Hicks
.0002.80
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Jonathan Bowlan
.0004.40
now 0
0
Jordan Hicks
.0004.40
now 1
13
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJonathan Bowlan — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.84
Buy LowJordan Hicks — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.86
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