MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 24, 2026
Portrait of Emerson Hancock
Emerson Hancock
SEA · P
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Portrait of Shane McClanahan
Shane McClanahan
TB · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Shane McClanahan.

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

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

Shane McClanahan 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
Shane McClanahan
95.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
11.9%
Shane McClanahan
12.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
23.4%
Shane McClanahan
22.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
26.8%
Shane McClanahan
31.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
43.6%
Shane McClanahan
40.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
9.4%
Shane McClanahan
8.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
.320
Shane McClanahan
.315
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
24.96
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.80
4.24
Shane McClanahan
24.96
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
4.15
WHIPlower is better
Emerson Hancock
.9001.44
now 0.95
1.17
Shane McClanahan
.9001.44
now 1.02
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
4278
now 70
50
Shane McClanahan
4278
now 53
51
Winshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
.00010.40
now 4
24
Shane McClanahan
.00010.40
now 6
48

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