MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
Portrait of Drew Rasmussen
Drew Rasmussen
TB · P
Change to
Portrait of Joe Ryan
Joe Ryan
MIN · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Drew Rasmussen wins 2 (WHIP, W); Joe Ryan wins 2 (K, ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Drew Rasmussen
96.0
Joe Ryan
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Drew Rasmussen
12.2%
Joe Ryan
13.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Drew Rasmussen
25.0%
Joe Ryan
28.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Drew Rasmussen
33.0%
Joe Ryan
32.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Drew Rasmussen
33.8%
Joe Ryan
41.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Drew Rasmussen
6.6%
Joe Ryan
10.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Drew Rasmussen
.282
Joe Ryan
.279
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
Drew Rasmussen
2.973.58
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.36
3.26
Joe Ryan
2.973.58
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.20
3.19
WHIPlower is better
Drew Rasmussen
.9001.19
now 1.02
1.08
Joe Ryan
.9001.19
now 0.97
1.12

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Drew Rasmussen
4090.20
now 55
51
Joe Ryan
4090.20
now 79
66
Winshigher is better
Drew Rasmussen
.8006.20
now 4
25
Joe Ryan
.8006.20
now 4
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyDrew Rasmussen — buy.conf 0.85
BuyJoe Ryan — buy.conf 0.87
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