MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Jose Franco
CIN · P
Change to
Kody Funderburk
MIN · 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

Jose Franco wins 1 (K); Kody Funderburk wins 1 (SV); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jose Franco
95.1
Kody Funderburk
92.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jose Franco
9.7%
Kody Funderburk
7.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jose Franco
16.5%
Kody Funderburk
14.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jose Franco
24.1%
Kody Funderburk
23.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jose Franco
34.6%
Kody Funderburk
27.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jose Franco
11.5%
Kody Funderburk
4.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jose Franco
.354
Kody Funderburk
.327
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
Jose Franco
3.044.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.43
3.71
Kody Funderburk
3.044.83
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.44
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Jose Franco
1.051.91
now 1.72
1.24
Kody Funderburk
1.051.91
now 1.47
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jose Franco
4023.60
now 15
18
Kody Funderburk
4023.60
now 10
11
Winshigher is better
Jose Franco
.0002.80
now 1
12
Kody Funderburk
.0002.80
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
Jose Franco
.0003.40
now 0
0
Kody Funderburk
.0003.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJose Franco — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighKody Funderburk — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.90
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