MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 30, 2026
Portrait of Emerson Hancock
Emerson Hancock
SEA · P
Change to
Hunter Brown
HOU · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Hunter Brown.

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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
95.4
Hunter Brown
96.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
11.7%
Hunter Brown
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
24.2%
Hunter Brown
30.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
25.4%
Hunter Brown
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
44.9%
Hunter Brown
37.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
9.7%
Hunter Brown
3.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
.327
Hunter Brown
.257
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
25.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.80
4.32
Hunter Brown
25.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.84
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Emerson Hancock
.9001.44
now 0.95
1.18
Hunter Brown
.9001.44
now 1.03
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
40113.60
now 70
72
Hunter Brown
40113.60
now 17
86
Winshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
.00010.80
now 4
36
Hunter Brown
.00010.80
now 1
48

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
Sell HighHunter Brown — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.91
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