MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Portrait of Emerson Hancock
Emerson Hancock
SEA · P
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Portrait of Emmet Sheehan
Emmet Sheehan
LAD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Emmet Sheehan.

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

Emmet Sheehan wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Emerson Hancock wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
95.4
Emmet Sheehan
94.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
12.0%
Emmet Sheehan
15.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
24.1%
Emmet Sheehan
26.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
25.9%
Emmet Sheehan
35.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
43.8%
Emmet Sheehan
39.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
9.4%
Emmet Sheehan
9.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
.321
Emmet Sheehan
.306
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
Emerson Hancock
2.125.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.80
4.25
Emmet Sheehan
2.125.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.90
WHIPlower is better
Emerson Hancock
.9001.34
now 0.95
1.17
Emmet Sheehan
.9001.34
now 1.16
1.23

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
46.2076.80
now 70
53
Emmet Sheehan
46.2076.80
now 62
58
Winshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
.8006.20
now 4
25
Emmet Sheehan
.8006.20
now 3
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighEmerson Hancock — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · leans buyEmmet Sheehan — hold.conf 0.60
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