MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Young
Brandon Young
BAL · P
Change to
Carson Whisenhunt
SF · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Carson Whisenhunt.

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

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

Carson Whisenhunt wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Brandon Young 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
Brandon Young
94.4
Carson Whisenhunt
92.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
11.5%
Carson Whisenhunt
15.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
19.4%
Carson Whisenhunt
18.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Young
34.3%
Carson Whisenhunt
37.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
41.5%
Carson Whisenhunt
47.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
6.3%
Carson Whisenhunt
11.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Young
.320
Carson Whisenhunt
.408
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
Brandon Young
2.994.60
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.35
4.24
Carson Whisenhunt
2.994.60
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.38
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Young
1.231.48
now 1.37
1.35
Carson Whisenhunt
1.231.48
now 1.41
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Young
4043.80
now 33
30
Carson Whisenhunt
4043.80
now 6
17
Winshigher is better
Brandon Young
.0006.60
now 3
24
Carson Whisenhunt
.0006.60
now 1
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellBrandon Young — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeCarson Whisenhunt — hold.conf 0.50
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