MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Connor Prielipp
Connor Prielipp
MIN · P
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Portrait of Tyler Mahle
Tyler Mahle
ATL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Tyler Mahle.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA. Connor Prielipp’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Tyler Mahle wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Connor Prielipp wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Connor Prielipp
95.5
Tyler Mahle
92.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Connor Prielipp
10.9%
Tyler Mahle
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Connor Prielipp
24.1%
Tyler Mahle
23.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Connor Prielipp
30.5%
Tyler Mahle
27.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Connor Prielipp
40.6%
Tyler Mahle
36.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Connor Prielipp
8.2%
Tyler Mahle
6.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Connor Prielipp
.311
Tyler Mahle
.309
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
Connor Prielipp
3.166.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.13
4.04
Tyler Mahle
3.166.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 6.04
3.98
WHIPlower is better
Connor Prielipp
1.251.62
now 1.35
1.33
Tyler Mahle
1.251.62
now 1.54
1.36

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Connor Prielipp
4065.80
now 35
35
Tyler Mahle
4065.80
now 57
38
Winshigher is better
Connor Prielipp
.0001.48
now 1
11
Tyler Mahle
.0001.48
now 1
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyConnor Prielipp — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · steadyTyler Mahle — hold.conf 0.60
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