MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Peter Lambert
Peter Lambert
HOU · P
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Portrait of Taj Bradley
Taj Bradley
MIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Peter Lambert.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Taj Bradley’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Peter Lambert wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Taj Bradley wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Peter Lambert
93.9
Taj Bradley
97.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Peter Lambert
12.5%
Taj Bradley
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Peter Lambert
24.1%
Taj Bradley
26.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Peter Lambert
29.9%
Taj Bradley
28.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Peter Lambert
37.7%
Taj Bradley
45.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Peter Lambert
6.5%
Taj Bradley
9.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Peter Lambert
.285
Taj Bradley
.307
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
Peter Lambert
2.924.22
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.35
Taj Bradley
2.924.22
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.21
3.93
WHIPlower is better
Peter Lambert
1.141.37
now 1.21
1.29
Taj Bradley
1.141.37
now 1.21
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Peter Lambert
4077
now 43
35
Taj Bradley
4077
now 65
47
Winshigher is better
Peter Lambert
.8006.20
now 4
25
Taj Bradley
.8006.20
now 5
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyPeter Lambert — buy.conf 0.82
Hold · leans buyTaj Bradley — hold.conf 0.60
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