MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 30, 2026
Portrait of Connor Prielipp
Connor Prielipp
MIN · P
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Portrait of Walker Buehler
Walker Buehler
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Connor Prielipp.

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

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

Connor Prielipp wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Walker Buehler wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Connor Prielipp
95.3
Walker Buehler
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Connor Prielipp
10.8%
Walker Buehler
8.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Connor Prielipp
23.8%
Walker Buehler
21.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Connor Prielipp
32.0%
Walker Buehler
26.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Connor Prielipp
39.1%
Walker Buehler
41.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Connor Prielipp
8.9%
Walker Buehler
7.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Connor Prielipp
.313
Walker Buehler
.322
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
3.595.57
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.13
4.03
Walker Buehler
3.595.57
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.22
WHIPlower is better
Connor Prielipp
1.251.42
now 1.35
1.34
Walker Buehler
1.251.42
now 1.32
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Connor Prielipp
4079.80
now 35
67
Walker Buehler
4079.80
now 43
61
Winshigher is better
Connor Prielipp
.0008
now 1
13
Walker Buehler
.0008
now 3
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowConnor Prielipp — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.88
Hold · leans sellWalker Buehler — hold.conf 0.60
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