MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 4, 2026
Portrait of Michael Lorenzen
Michael Lorenzen
COL · P
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Portrait of Zac Gallen
Zac Gallen
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Zac Gallen.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, WHIP, and wins.

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

Zac Gallen wins 3 categories (K, WHIP, W); Michael Lorenzen wins 1 (ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Michael Lorenzen
94.1
Zac Gallen
93.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Michael Lorenzen
8.6%
Zac Gallen
8.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Michael Lorenzen
16.2%
Zac Gallen
13.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Michael Lorenzen
25.0%
Zac Gallen
31.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Michael Lorenzen
46.5%
Zac Gallen
44.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Michael Lorenzen
8.4%
Zac Gallen
10.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Michael Lorenzen
.360
Zac Gallen
.378
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
Michael Lorenzen
4.208.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.22
5.06
Zac Gallen
4.208.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.16
5.51
WHIPlower is better
Michael Lorenzen
1.242.09
now 1.90
1.49
Zac Gallen
1.242.09
now 1.47
1.43

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Michael Lorenzen
4070
now 43
53
Zac Gallen
4070
now 42
62
Winshigher is better
Michael Lorenzen
.8006.20
now 2
23
Zac Gallen
.8006.20
now 3
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellMichael Lorenzen — hold.conf 0.60
SellZac Gallen — sell.conf 0.90
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