MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Emerson Hancock
Emerson Hancock
SEA · P
Change to
Hayden Wesneski
HOU · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Emerson Hancock.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP.

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

Emerson Hancock wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Hayden Wesneski wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
95.4
Hayden Wesneski
93.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
12.3%
Hayden Wesneski
12.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
22.3%
Hayden Wesneski
20.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
28.5%
Hayden Wesneski
35.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
41.6%
Hayden Wesneski
40.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
8.7%
Hayden Wesneski
6.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
.308
Hayden Wesneski
.297
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
Emerson Hancock
2.025.54
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.80
3.98
Hayden Wesneski
2.025.54
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.76
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Emerson Hancock
.9001.85
now 0.95
1.20
Hayden Wesneski
.9001.85
now 1.59
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
4096.40
now 70
12
Hayden Wesneski
4096.40
now 4
8
Winshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
.0005.60
now 4
01
Hayden Wesneski
.0005.60
now 1
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyEmerson Hancock — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeHayden Wesneski — hold.conf 0.50
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