MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Matthew Liberatore
Matthew Liberatore
STL · P
Change to
Portrait of Shane Baz
Shane Baz
BAL · 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

Matthew Liberatore 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
Matthew Liberatore
94.4
Shane Baz
96.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Matthew Liberatore
11.0%
Shane Baz
10.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Matthew Liberatore
22.5%
Shane Baz
20.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Matthew Liberatore
29.8%
Shane Baz
30.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Matthew Liberatore
42.3%
Shane Baz
42.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Matthew Liberatore
8.6%
Shane Baz
6.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Matthew Liberatore
.338
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
Matthew Liberatore
4.014.81
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.35
4.59
Shane Baz
4.014.81
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.48
4.23
WHIPlower is better
Matthew Liberatore
1.311.57
now 1.50
1.38
Shane Baz
1.311.57
now 1.43
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Matthew Liberatore
4065.40
now 57
36
Shane Baz
4065.40
now 57
40
Winshigher is better
Matthew Liberatore
.2003.80
now 3
13
Shane Baz
.2003.80
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellMatthew Liberatore — sell.conf 0.78
Hold · leans sellShane Baz — hold.conf 0.60
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