MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Portrait of Emerson Hancock
Emerson Hancock
SEA · P
Change to
Jared Jones
PIT · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jared Jones.

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

Jared Jones wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Emerson Hancock wins 1 (W); 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
Jared Jones
98.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
12.0%
Jared Jones
14.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
23.3%
Jared Jones
27.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
27.5%
Jared Jones
29.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
43.9%
Jared Jones
37.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
8.9%
Jared Jones
7.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
.315
Jared Jones
.271
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
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.80
4.15
Jared Jones
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 10.38
3.03
WHIPlower is better
Emerson Hancock
.9002.53
now 0.95
1.18
Jared Jones
.9002.53
now 2.08
1.17

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
4095.60
now 70
45
Jared Jones
4095.60
now 6
45
Winshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
.0005.60
now 4
24
Jared Jones
.0005.60
now 0
00

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
BuyJared Jones — buy.conf 0.92
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