MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 5, 2026
Jordan Hicks
CWS · P
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Portrait of Mitch Farris
Mitch Farris
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jordan Hicks.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jordan Hicks wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, SV); Mitch Farris wins 1 (K); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jordan Hicks
99.0
Mitch Farris
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jordan Hicks
7.5%
Mitch Farris
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jordan Hicks
22.1%
Mitch Farris
22.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jordan Hicks
22.6%
Mitch Farris
28.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jordan Hicks
33.9%
Mitch Farris
43.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jordan Hicks
1.6%
Mitch Farris
8.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jordan Hicks
.311
Mitch Farris
.364
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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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
2.026.62
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.60
3.70
Mitch Farris
2.026.62
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.04
3.77
WHIPlower is better
Jordan Hicks
.9002.43
now 2.09
1.24
Mitch Farris
.9002.43
now 1.52
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jordan Hicks
4040.20
now 15
20
Mitch Farris
4040.20
now 22
33
Winshigher is better
Jordan Hicks
.000.480
now 0
00
Mitch Farris
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Jordan Hicks
.0003.40
now 1
12
Mitch Farris
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowJordan Hicks — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.75
Hold · wait & seeMitch Farris — hold.conf 0.50
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