MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Jordan Hicks
CWS · P
Change to
Portrait of Lake Bachar
Lake Bachar
MIA · P
Change to
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

Jordan Hicks 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
Jordan Hicks
99.5
Lake Bachar
94.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jordan Hicks
10.5%
Lake Bachar
14.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jordan Hicks
26.3%
Lake Bachar
25.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jordan Hicks
28.7%
Lake Bachar
29.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jordan Hicks
30.8%
Lake Bachar
38.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jordan Hicks
1.3%
Lake Bachar
9.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jordan Hicks
.274
Lake Bachar
.297
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
Jordan Hicks
2.886.38
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.60
3.70
Lake Bachar
2.886.38
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.66
WHIPlower is better
Jordan Hicks
.9002.52
now 2.09
1.24
Lake Bachar
.9002.52
now 1.01
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jordan Hicks
4040.40
now 15
11
Lake Bachar
4040.40
now 32
22
Winshigher is better
Jordan Hicks
.000.480
now 0
00
Lake Bachar
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Jordan Hicks
.0003.40
now 1
02
Lake Bachar
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJordan Hicks — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLake Bachar — buy.conf 0.73
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