MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Braxton Ashcraft
Braxton Ashcraft
PIT · P
Change to
Jared Jones
PIT · P
Change to
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

Braxton Ashcraft wins 1 (WHIP); Jared Jones wins 1 (ERA); 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
Jared Jones
98.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
13.3%
Jared Jones
16.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
25.9%
Jared Jones
29.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Braxton Ashcraft
37.0%
Jared Jones
32.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
41.6%
Jared Jones
38.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
6.2%
Jared Jones
7.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Braxton Ashcraft
.287
Jared Jones
.281
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
Braxton Ashcraft
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.77
3.44
Jared Jones
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.38
3.29
WHIPlower is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.9002.50
now 1.03
1.14
Jared Jones
.9002.50
now 2.08
1.18

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
40113.40
now 81
0
Jared Jones
40113.40
now 6
0
Winshigher is better
Braxton Ashcraft
.0007
now 5
0–0
Jared Jones
.0007
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyBraxton Ashcraft — buy.conf 0.80
BuyJared Jones — buy.conf 0.84
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