MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Aaron Ashby
Aaron Ashby
MIL · P
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Portrait of Grant Taylor
Grant Taylor
CWS · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Grant Taylor.

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

Grant Taylor wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Aaron Ashby 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
Aaron Ashby
97.3
Grant Taylor
98.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Aaron Ashby
12.8%
Grant Taylor
13.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Aaron Ashby
31.2%
Grant Taylor
32.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Aaron Ashby
29.5%
Grant Taylor
33.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Aaron Ashby
40.7%
Grant Taylor
41.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Aaron Ashby
4.5%
Grant Taylor
7.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Aaron Ashby
.263
Grant Taylor
.259
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
Aaron Ashby
23.19
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.00
2.85
Grant Taylor
23.19
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.12
2.76
WHIPlower is better
Aaron Ashby
1.031.39
now 1.28
1.31
Grant Taylor
1.031.39
now 1.11
1.17

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Aaron Ashby
4068.20
now 51
8
Grant Taylor
4068.20
now 44
8
Winshigher is better
Aaron Ashby
.00012.60
now 9
12
Grant Taylor
.00012.60
now 1
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowAaron Ashby — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.72
Sell HighGrant Taylor — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.89
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