MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Andrew Abbott
Andrew Abbott
CIN · P
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Portrait of Tyler Mahle
Tyler Mahle
SF · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Tyler Mahle.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Andrew Abbott’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

Tyler Mahle wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Andrew Abbott wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
92.5
Tyler Mahle
92.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
10.7%
Tyler Mahle
9.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
18.6%
Tyler Mahle
21.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
29.0%
Tyler Mahle
29.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
39.0%
Tyler Mahle
35.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
7.3%
Tyler Mahle
7.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
.334
Tyler Mahle
.318
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
Andrew Abbott
3.216.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.02
4.51
Tyler Mahle
3.216.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.04
4.19
WHIPlower is better
Andrew Abbott
1.321.61
now 1.44
1.41
Tyler Mahle
1.321.61
now 1.54
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
4066.60
now 42
33
Tyler Mahle
4066.60
now 57
49
Winshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
.0005.20
now 4
24
Tyler Mahle
.0005.20
now 1
11

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighAndrew Abbott — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Buy LowTyler Mahle — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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