MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 23, 2026
Portrait of Matt Gage
Matt Gage
SF · P
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Portrait of Ryan Zeferjahn
Ryan Zeferjahn
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Matt Gage wins 2 (WHIP, W); Ryan Zeferjahn wins 2 (K, ERA); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Matt Gage
92.2
Ryan Zeferjahn
97.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Matt Gage
11.6%
Ryan Zeferjahn
13.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Matt Gage
17.5%
Ryan Zeferjahn
32.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Matt Gage
34.1%
Ryan Zeferjahn
23.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Matt Gage
31.4%
Ryan Zeferjahn
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Matt Gage
10.5%
Ryan Zeferjahn
6.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Matt Gage
.352
Ryan Zeferjahn
.274
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
Matt Gage
26.98
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.63
3.76
Ryan Zeferjahn
26.98
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.74
3.10
WHIPlower is better
Matt Gage
1.191.46
now 1.29
1.26
Ryan Zeferjahn
1.191.46
now 1.39
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Matt Gage
4038
now 19
17
Ryan Zeferjahn
4038
now 32
24
Winshigher is better
Matt Gage
.0006.60
now 4
25
Ryan Zeferjahn
.0006.60
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Matt Gage
.0002.40
now 1
01
Ryan Zeferjahn
.0002.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeMatt Gage — hold.conf 0.50
BuyRyan Zeferjahn — buy.conf 0.90
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