MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 30, 2026
Cody Laweryson
MIN · P
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Portrait of Pierce Johnson
Pierce Johnson
CIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Cody Laweryson.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and saves. Pierce Johnson’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

Cody Laweryson wins 3 categories (K, ERA, SV); Pierce Johnson wins 1 (W); 1 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cody Laweryson
92.6
Pierce Johnson
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cody Laweryson
9.2%
Pierce Johnson
11.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cody Laweryson
25.0%
Pierce Johnson
24.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cody Laweryson
26.7%
Pierce Johnson
32.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cody Laweryson
48.9%
Pierce Johnson
39.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cody Laweryson
8.9%
Pierce Johnson
16.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cody Laweryson
.323
Pierce Johnson
.387
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
Cody Laweryson
3.053.97
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.68
3.70
Pierce Johnson
3.053.97
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.27
3.75
WHIPlower is better
Cody Laweryson
.9001.46
now 0.68
1.24
Pierce Johnson
.9001.46
now 1.23
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cody Laweryson
4038.40
now 9
30
Pierce Johnson
4038.40
now 20
27
Winshigher is better
Cody Laweryson
.0005.60
now 0
00
Pierce Johnson
.0005.60
now 2
14
Saveshigher is better
Cody Laweryson
.0008.40
now 1
16
Pierce Johnson
.0008.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCody Laweryson — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighPierce Johnson — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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