MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Young
Brandon Young
BAL · P
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Portrait of Jack Flaherty
Jack Flaherty
DET · 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 Young wins 1 (ERA); Jack Flaherty 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 Young
94.4
Jack Flaherty
92.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
11.9%
Jack Flaherty
12.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Young
19.9%
Jack Flaherty
26.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Young
33.7%
Jack Flaherty
27.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
39.4%
Jack Flaherty
46.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Young
6.8%
Jack Flaherty
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Young
.319
Jack Flaherty
.323
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
2.376.79
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.35
4.24
Jack Flaherty
2.376.79
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.32
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Young
1.261.71
now 1.37
1.37
Jack Flaherty
1.261.71
now 1.61
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Young
4089.60
now 33
0
Jack Flaherty
4089.60
now 64
0
Winshigher is better
Brandon Young
.0004.20
now 3
0–0
Jack Flaherty
.0004.20
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellBrandon Young — hold.conf 0.60
SellJack Flaherty — sell.conf 0.65
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