MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Braxton Ashcraft
Braxton Ashcraft
PIT · P
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Portrait of Jacob deGrom
Jacob deGrom
TEX · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Braxton Ashcraft wins 2 (ERA, W); Jacob deGrom wins 2 (K, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
97.2
Jacob deGrom
97.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
14.3%
Jacob deGrom
17.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
27.8%
Jacob deGrom
30.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
37.2%
Jacob deGrom
34.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
41.0%
Jacob deGrom
44.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
6.0%
Jacob deGrom
8.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
.283
Jacob deGrom
.289
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
2.493.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.77
3.28
Jacob deGrom
2.493.76
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.48
3.43
WHIPlower is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.9401.23
now 1.03
1.16
Jacob deGrom
.9401.23
now 1.01
1.06

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
57.2087.80
now 81
64
Jacob deGrom
57.2087.80
now 78
68
Winshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.4007.60
now 5
36
Jacob deGrom
.4007.60
now 4
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBraxton Ashcraft — buy.conf 0.85
BuyJacob deGrom — buy.conf 0.80
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