MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 24, 2026
Portrait of Brooks Raley
Brooks Raley
NYM · P
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Portrait of Ryan Thompson
Ryan Thompson
AZ · P
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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

Brooks Raley wins 1 (K); Ryan Thompson wins 1 (W); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brooks Raley
90.1
Ryan Thompson
91.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brooks Raley
10.9%
Ryan Thompson
9.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brooks Raley
24.8%
Ryan Thompson
16.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brooks Raley
29.6%
Ryan Thompson
36.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brooks Raley
31.6%
Ryan Thompson
34.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brooks Raley
5.1%
Ryan Thompson
4.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brooks Raley
.291
Ryan Thompson
.304
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
Brooks Raley
24.54
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.61
3.70
Ryan Thompson
24.54
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.75
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Brooks Raley
1.101.32
now 1.25
1.24
Ryan Thompson
1.101.32
now 1.17
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brooks Raley
4031.60
now 26
23
Ryan Thompson
4031.60
now 12
12
Winshigher is better
Brooks Raley
.0004.20
now 1
01
Ryan Thompson
.0004.20
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighBrooks Raley — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeRyan Thompson — hold.conf 0.50
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