MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 24, 2026
Portrait of Michael King
Michael King
SD · P
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Portrait of Nick Lodolo
Nick Lodolo
CIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Nick Lodolo.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Michael King’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 n/a

Nick Lodolo wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Michael King wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Michael King
94.0
Nick Lodolo
94.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Michael King
11.6%
Nick Lodolo
10.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Michael King
20.8%
Nick Lodolo
16.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Michael King
28.7%
Nick Lodolo
32.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Michael King
36.5%
Nick Lodolo
39.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Michael King
9.4%
Nick Lodolo
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Michael King
.335
Nick Lodolo
.389
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
Michael King
2.376.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.18
4.47
Nick Lodolo
2.376.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.20
4.28
WHIPlower is better
Michael King
1.031.47
now 1.13
1.34
Nick Lodolo
1.031.47
now 1.37
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Michael King
40114.40
now 65
88
Nick Lodolo
40114.40
now 22
71
Winshigher is better
Michael King
.0009
now 4
37
Nick Lodolo
.0009
now 2
37

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighMichael King — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeNick Lodolo — hold.conf 0.50
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