MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 24, 2026
Chris Roycroft
TB · P
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Mason Barnett
ATH · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Chris Roycroft.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts. Mason Barnett’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Chris Roycroft wins 1 categories (K); Mason Barnett wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chris Roycroft
94.2
Mason Barnett
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chris Roycroft
8.2%
Mason Barnett
9.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chris Roycroft
16.3%
Mason Barnett
23.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chris Roycroft
26.9%
Mason Barnett
27.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chris Roycroft
43.6%
Mason Barnett
43.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chris Roycroft
14.5%
Mason Barnett
10.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chris Roycroft
.393
Mason Barnett
.347
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
Chris Roycroft
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.27
3.70
Mason Barnett
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Chris Roycroft
.9002.55
now 3.55
1.24
Mason Barnett
.9002.55
now 1.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chris Roycroft
4017.60
now 3
12
Mason Barnett
4017.60
now 1
10
Winshigher is better
Chris Roycroft
.000.480
now 0
00
Mason Barnett
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeChris Roycroft — hold.conf 0.55
Sell HighMason Barnett — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.77
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