MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Mick Abel
MIN · P
Change to
Portrait of Spencer Arrighetti
Spencer Arrighetti
HOU · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mick Abel.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Spencer Arrighetti’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

Mick Abel wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Spencer Arrighetti wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mick Abel
94.8
Spencer Arrighetti
92.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mick Abel
14.3%
Spencer Arrighetti
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mick Abel
24.7%
Spencer Arrighetti
22.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mick Abel
33.1%
Spencer Arrighetti
26.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mick Abel
40.4%
Spencer Arrighetti
30.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mick Abel
5.3%
Spencer Arrighetti
7.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mick Abel
.349
Spencer Arrighetti
.345
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
Mick Abel
26.11
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.98
4.10
Spencer Arrighetti
26.11
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.34
4.75
WHIPlower is better
Mick Abel
.9501.75
now 1.57
1.30
Spencer Arrighetti
.9501.75
now 1.13
1.43

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mick Abel
4051
now 23
41
Spencer Arrighetti
4051
now 43
41
Winshigher is better
Mick Abel
.00012.20
now 1
13
Spencer Arrighetti
.00012.20
now 7
49

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeMick Abel — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighSpencer Arrighetti — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.85
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