MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 28, 2026
Portrait of Lucas Giolito
Lucas Giolito
SD · P
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Portrait of MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore
TEX · P
Change to
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

Lucas Giolito wins 2 (WHIP, W); MacKenzie Gore wins 2 (K, ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
90.8
MacKenzie Gore
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
9.8%
MacKenzie Gore
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
13.0%
MacKenzie Gore
25.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
19.0%
MacKenzie Gore
30.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
43.8%
MacKenzie Gore
44.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
4.2%
MacKenzie Gore
8.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
.358
MacKenzie Gore
.310
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
Lucas Giolito
3.535.38
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.97
4.10
MacKenzie Gore
3.535.38
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.96
3.94
WHIPlower is better
Lucas Giolito
.9701.96
now 1.74
1.30
MacKenzie Gore
.9701.96
now 1.19
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Lucas Giolito
40111
now 6
40
MacKenzie Gore
40111
now 65
81
Winshigher is better
Lucas Giolito
.00016
now 2
612
MacKenzie Gore
.00016
now 4
37

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeLucas Giolito — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans buyMacKenzie Gore — hold.conf 0.60
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