MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Cole Wilcox
SEA · P
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Portrait of Taylor Clarke
Taylor Clarke
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Cole Wilcox.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA. Taylor Clarke’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

Cole Wilcox wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Taylor Clarke wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
96.6
Taylor Clarke
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
14.8%
Taylor Clarke
9.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
21.4%
Taylor Clarke
14.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Wilcox
32.4%
Taylor Clarke
30.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Wilcox
40.6%
Taylor Clarke
32.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Wilcox
7.8%
Taylor Clarke
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Wilcox
.363
Taylor Clarke
.311
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
Cole Wilcox
26.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.40
3.70
Taylor Clarke
26.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.80
3.72
WHIPlower is better
Cole Wilcox
.9002.55
now 2.18
1.24
Taylor Clarke
.9002.55
now 0.68
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Wilcox
4025.60
now 15
20
Taylor Clarke
4025.60
now 12
11
Winshigher is better
Cole Wilcox
.0002.80
now 0
00
Taylor Clarke
.0002.80
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCole Wilcox — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighTaylor Clarke — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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