MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Braxton Ashcraft
Braxton Ashcraft
PIT · P
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Portrait of Jacob deGrom
Jacob deGrom
TEX · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Braxton Ashcraft wins 1 (ERA); Jacob deGrom wins 1 (K); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
97.3
Jacob deGrom
97.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
13.3%
Jacob deGrom
17.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
25.9%
Jacob deGrom
29.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
37.0%
Jacob deGrom
34.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
41.6%
Jacob deGrom
44.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
6.2%
Jacob deGrom
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
.287
Jacob deGrom
.292
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
Braxton Ashcraft
2.463.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.77
3.42
Jacob deGrom
2.463.85
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.48
3.54
WHIPlower is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.9401.21
now 1.03
1.14
Jacob deGrom
.9401.21
now 1.01
1.14

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
40107.40
now 81
15
Jacob deGrom
40107.40
now 78
16
Winshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.0006.60
now 5
11
Jacob deGrom
.0006.60
now 4
11

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBraxton Ashcraft — buy.conf 0.80
BuyJacob deGrom — buy.conf 0.77
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