MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Emerson Hancock
Emerson Hancock
SEA · P
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Portrait of Lucas Giolito
Lucas Giolito
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Emerson Hancock.

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

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

Emerson Hancock wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Lucas Giolito 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
Lucas Giolito
90.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
12.1%
Lucas Giolito
9.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
23.2%
Lucas Giolito
13.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
28.1%
Lucas Giolito
19.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
42.9%
Lucas Giolito
43.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
9.0%
Lucas Giolito
4.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
.313
Lucas Giolito
.357
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
25.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.80
4.10
Lucas Giolito
25.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.97
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Emerson Hancock
.9002.06
now 0.95
1.19
Lucas Giolito
.9002.06
now 1.74
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
4095.60
now 70
38
Lucas Giolito
4095.60
now 6
21
Winshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
.0009
now 4
23
Lucas Giolito
.0009
now 2
37

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 · wait & seeLucas Giolito — hold.conf 0.50
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