MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of Emerson Hancock
Emerson Hancock
SEA · P
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Portrait of Max Meyer
Max Meyer
MIA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Max Meyer.

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

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

Max Meyer wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Emerson Hancock wins 1 (WHIP); 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
Max Meyer
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
12.0%
Max Meyer
13.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
23.3%
Max Meyer
26.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
27.5%
Max Meyer
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
43.9%
Max Meyer
42.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
8.9%
Max Meyer
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
.315
Max Meyer
.304
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
2.264.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.80
4.14
Max Meyer
2.264.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.97
3.85
WHIPlower is better
Emerson Hancock
.9001.38
now 0.95
1.18
Max Meyer
.9001.38
now 1.10
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
4086
now 70
44
Max Meyer
4086
now 74
49
Winshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
.8006.20
now 4
24
Max Meyer
.8006.20
now 5
25

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 HighMax Meyer — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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