MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Casey Mize
Casey Mize
SD · P
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Portrait of Emerson Hancock
Emerson Hancock
SEA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Emerson Hancock.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP.

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

Emerson Hancock wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Casey Mize wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Casey Mize
93.4
Emerson Hancock
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Casey Mize
11.7%
Emerson Hancock
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Casey Mize
22.0%
Emerson Hancock
22.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Casey Mize
29.3%
Emerson Hancock
28.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Casey Mize
39.7%
Emerson Hancock
41.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Casey Mize
8.3%
Emerson Hancock
8.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Casey Mize
.289
Emerson Hancock
.308
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
Casey Mize
24.65
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.27
3.47
Emerson Hancock
24.65
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.80
3.97
WHIPlower is better
Casey Mize
.9001.31
now 0.97
1.21
Emerson Hancock
.9001.31
now 0.95
1.20

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Casey Mize
4093.20
now 49
12
Emerson Hancock
4093.20
now 70
13
Winshigher is better
Casey Mize
.0005.60
now 2
01
Emerson Hancock
.0005.60
now 4
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyCasey Mize — buy.conf 0.79
Hold · steadyEmerson Hancock — hold.conf 0.60
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