MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 3, 2026
Portrait of Emerson Hancock
Emerson Hancock
SEA · P
Change to
Portrait of MacKenzie Gore
MacKenzie Gore
TEX · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

MacKenzie Gore.

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

MacKenzie Gore 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
MacKenzie Gore
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
11.7%
MacKenzie Gore
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
24.2%
MacKenzie Gore
25.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
25.4%
MacKenzie Gore
30.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
44.9%
MacKenzie Gore
44.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
9.7%
MacKenzie Gore
8.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
.327
MacKenzie Gore
.305
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
2.184.96
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.80
4.34
MacKenzie Gore
2.184.96
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.96
3.83
WHIPlower is better
Emerson Hancock
.9001.48
now 0.95
1.18
MacKenzie Gore
.9001.48
now 1.19
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
59.4080.60
now 70
68
MacKenzie Gore
59.4080.60
now 65
75
Winshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
1.807.20
now 4
36
MacKenzie Gore
1.807.20
now 4
36

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 buyMacKenzie Gore — hold.conf 0.60
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