MLB Daily DeltaWeek 31 · October 26, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Sproat
Brandon Sproat
MIL · P
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Portrait of Jameson Taillon
Jameson Taillon
TOR · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Brandon Sproat wins 1 (ERA); Jameson Taillon wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
96.8
Jameson Taillon
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
11.4%
Jameson Taillon
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
23.9%
Jameson Taillon
20.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Sproat
25.4%
Jameson Taillon
30.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Sproat
42.7%
Jameson Taillon
39.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Sproat
8.5%
Jameson Taillon
14.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Sproat
.341
Jameson Taillon
.367
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
Brandon Sproat
4.086.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.24
4.70
Jameson Taillon
4.086.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.37
5.31
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Sproat
1.181.63
now 1.53
1.43
Jameson Taillon
1.181.63
now 1.28
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Sproat
4072.80
now 52
0
Jameson Taillon
4072.80
now 51
0
Winshigher is better
Brandon Sproat
.0002.80
now 1
0–0
Jameson Taillon
.0002.80
now 2
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellBrandon Sproat — sell.conf 0.83
SellJameson Taillon — sell.conf 0.90
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