MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Jose Quintana
COL · P
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Portrait of Shane Baz
Shane Baz
BAL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Jose Quintana wins 2 (WHIP, W); Shane Baz wins 2 (K, ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jose Quintana
89.7
Shane Baz
96.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jose Quintana
9.9%
Shane Baz
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jose Quintana
11.0%
Shane Baz
20.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jose Quintana
32.0%
Shane Baz
30.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jose Quintana
32.9%
Shane Baz
41.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jose Quintana
8.4%
Shane Baz
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jose Quintana
.343
Shane Baz
.320
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 Quintana
3.845.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.27
4.28
Shane Baz
3.845.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.48
4.25
WHIPlower is better
Jose Quintana
1.291.58
now 1.51
1.36
Shane Baz
1.291.58
now 1.43
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jose Quintana
4071.80
now 20
29
Shane Baz
4071.80
now 57
45
Winshigher is better
Jose Quintana
.2003.80
now 2
13
Shane Baz
.2003.80
now 2
12

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJose Quintana — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans sellShane Baz — hold.conf 0.60
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