MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 2, 2026
Portrait of Blake Treinen
Blake Treinen
LAD · P
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Portrait of Pierce Johnson
Pierce Johnson
CIN · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Blake Treinen wins 1 (ERA); Pierce Johnson wins 1 (K); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Blake Treinen
94.6
Pierce Johnson
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Blake Treinen
12.3%
Pierce Johnson
11.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Blake Treinen
25.0%
Pierce Johnson
20.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Blake Treinen
35.5%
Pierce Johnson
33.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Blake Treinen
42.2%
Pierce Johnson
40.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Blake Treinen
12.5%
Pierce Johnson
12.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Blake Treinen
.348
Pierce Johnson
.368
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
Blake Treinen
2.794.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.06
3.70
Pierce Johnson
2.794.01
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.27
3.74
WHIPlower is better
Blake Treinen
1.161.32
now 1.25
1.24
Pierce Johnson
1.161.32
now 1.23
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Blake Treinen
4025.60
now 18
15
Pierce Johnson
4025.60
now 20
17
Winshigher is better
Blake Treinen
.0002.80
now 1
01
Pierce Johnson
.0002.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Blake Treinen
.0002.40
now 1
01
Pierce Johnson
.0002.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBlake Treinen — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seePierce Johnson — hold.conf 0.50
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