MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Portrait of Emerson Hancock
Emerson Hancock
SEA · P
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Portrait of Ranger Suarez
Ranger Suarez
BOS · 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, WHIP, and wins.

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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
95.4
Ranger Suarez
91.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
12.1%
Ranger Suarez
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
23.2%
Ranger Suarez
25.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
28.1%
Ranger Suarez
31.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
42.9%
Ranger Suarez
33.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
9.0%
Ranger Suarez
4.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
.313
Ranger Suarez
.286
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
2.284.62
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.80
4.10
Ranger Suarez
2.284.62
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.38
3.38
WHIPlower is better
Emerson Hancock
.9001.36
now 0.95
1.19
Ranger Suarez
.9001.36
now 1.16
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
4083.20
now 70
39
Ranger Suarez
4083.20
now 57
37
Winshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
.0005.20
now 4
23
Ranger Suarez
.0005.20
now 2
12

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
BuyRanger Suarez — buy.conf 0.82
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