MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Carson Palmquist
WSH · P
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Portrait of Jameson Taillon
Jameson Taillon
TOR · 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

Carson Palmquist wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Jameson Taillon wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
91.2
Jameson Taillon
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
11.4%
Jameson Taillon
11.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
20.3%
Jameson Taillon
20.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
35.4%
Jameson Taillon
30.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
24.5%
Jameson Taillon
38.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
4.1%
Jameson Taillon
15.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
.320
Jameson Taillon
.366
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
Carson Palmquist
26.44
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.70
4.10
Jameson Taillon
26.44
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.37
5.24
WHIPlower is better
Carson Palmquist
.9001.47
now 0.90
1.30
Jameson Taillon
.9001.47
now 1.28
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Carson Palmquist
4070.20
now 3
22
Jameson Taillon
4070.20
now 51
36
Winshigher is better
Carson Palmquist
.0002.80
now 0
00
Jameson Taillon
.0002.80
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCarson Palmquist — hold.conf 0.55
SellJameson Taillon — sell.conf 0.90
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