MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 5, 2026
Brady Basso
ATH · P
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Ryan Johnson
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Brady Basso.

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

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

Brady Basso wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Ryan Johnson wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brady Basso
93.1
Ryan Johnson
92.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brady Basso
13.0%
Ryan Johnson
11.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brady Basso
20.9%
Ryan Johnson
17.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brady Basso
32.4%
Ryan Johnson
29.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brady Basso
44.0%
Ryan Johnson
36.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brady Basso
8.0%
Ryan Johnson
9.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brady Basso
.309
Ryan Johnson
.351
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
Brady Basso
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.46
3.70
Ryan Johnson
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.83
4.75
WHIPlower is better
Brady Basso
.9002.55
now 2.77
1.24
Ryan Johnson
.9002.55
now 2.33
1.40

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brady Basso
4016.60
now 2
5
Ryan Johnson
4016.60
now 7
11
Winshigher is better
Brady Basso
.000.480
now 0
00
Ryan Johnson
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowBrady Basso — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
SellRyan Johnson — sell.conf 0.90
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