MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Lucas Giolito
Lucas Giolito
SD · P
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Portrait of Will Warren
Will Warren
NYY · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Lucas Giolito.

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

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

Lucas Giolito wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, W); Will Warren wins 1 (K); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
90.8
Will Warren
93.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
9.8%
Will Warren
9.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
13.0%
Will Warren
22.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
19.0%
Will Warren
28.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
43.8%
Will Warren
41.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
4.2%
Will Warren
7.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
.358
Will Warren
.329
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 Giolito
2.525.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.97
4.10
Will Warren
2.525.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.22
4.41
WHIPlower is better
Lucas Giolito
.9801.96
now 1.74
1.30
Will Warren
.9801.96
now 1.20
1.34

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Lucas Giolito
4095.60
now 6
26
Will Warren
4095.60
now 70
54
Winshigher is better
Lucas Giolito
.00010.40
now 2
48
Will Warren
.00010.40
now 7
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
SellWill Warren — sell.conf 0.69
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