MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Dylan Cease
TOR · P
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Portrait of Parker Messick
Parker Messick
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
◀
ERA
WHIP
▶
W
SV n/a

Dylan Cease wins 1 (ERA); Parker Messick wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Dylan Cease
96.8
Parker Messick
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
15.3%
Parker Messick
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
34.9%
Parker Messick
26.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dylan Cease
31.8%
Parker Messick
31.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dylan Cease
31.5%
Parker Messick
33.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dylan Cease
5.5%
Parker Messick
4.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dylan Cease
.265
Parker Messick
.272
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
Dylan Cease
23.43
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.91
2.92
Parker Messick
23.43
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.21
3.08
WHIPlower is better
Dylan Cease
11.30
now 1.16
1.23
Parker Messick
11.30
now 1.07
1.15

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dylan Cease
40144.20
now 103
0
Parker Messick
40144.20
now 74
0
Winshigher is better
Dylan Cease
.0008.40
now 3
0–0
Parker Messick
.0008.40
now 6
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighDylan Cease — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.86
Sell HighParker Messick — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.86
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