MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Chris Roycroft
ATH · P
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Portrait of Jovani Morán
Jovani Morán
BOS · P
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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

Chris Roycroft wins 1 (WHIP); Jovani Morán 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
Chris Roycroft
95.0
Jovani Morán
92.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chris Roycroft
8.2%
Jovani Morán
14.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chris Roycroft
15.1%
Jovani Morán
26.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chris Roycroft
25.4%
Jovani Morán
29.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chris Roycroft
43.2%
Jovani Morán
29.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chris Roycroft
9.8%
Jovani Morán
7.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chris Roycroft
.370
Jovani Morán
.279
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
Chris Roycroft
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.27
3.70
Jovani Morán
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.19
3.24
WHIPlower is better
Chris Roycroft
.9002.55
now 3.55
1.24
Jovani Morán
.9002.55
now 1.06
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chris Roycroft
4049
now 3
0
Jovani Morán
4049
now 35
0
Winshigher is better
Chris Roycroft
.0001.48
now 0
0–0
Jovani Morán
.0001.48
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeChris Roycroft — hold.conf 0.50
BuyJovani Morán — buy.conf 0.86
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