MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 19, 2026
Portrait of Lucas Erceg
Lucas Erceg
KC · P
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Portrait of Pete Fairbanks
Pete Fairbanks
MIA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Pete Fairbanks.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Lucas Erceg’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

Pete Fairbanks wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Lucas Erceg wins 1 (SV); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Lucas Erceg
97.2
Pete Fairbanks
97.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Lucas Erceg
9.9%
Pete Fairbanks
13.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Lucas Erceg
18.1%
Pete Fairbanks
32.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Lucas Erceg
26.0%
Pete Fairbanks
36.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Lucas Erceg
39.3%
Pete Fairbanks
37.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Lucas Erceg
6.0%
Pete Fairbanks
12.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Lucas Erceg
.320
Pete Fairbanks
.298
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
Lucas Erceg
2.368.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.33
3.71
Pete Fairbanks
2.368.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.04
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Lucas Erceg
.9702.19
now 1.92
1.25
Pete Fairbanks
.9702.19
now 1.30
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Lucas Erceg
4047.40
now 18
32
Pete Fairbanks
4047.40
now 22
39
Winshigher is better
Lucas Erceg
.4007.60
now 3
36
Pete Fairbanks
.4007.60
now 2
25
Saveshigher is better
Lucas Erceg
.00027
now 11
1121
Pete Fairbanks
.00027
now 6
815
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowLucas Erceg — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Buy LowPete Fairbanks — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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