MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 23, 2026
Portrait of Emerson Hancock
Emerson Hancock
SEA · P
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Portrait of Spencer Strider
Spencer Strider
ATL · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Spencer Strider.

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

Spencer Strider 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
Spencer Strider
95.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
12.0%
Spencer Strider
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
24.1%
Spencer Strider
27.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
25.9%
Spencer Strider
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
43.8%
Spencer Strider
36.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
9.4%
Spencer Strider
11.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
.321
Spencer Strider
.290
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
2.224.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.80
4.26
Spencer Strider
2.224.84
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
4.04
WHIPlower is better
Emerson Hancock
.9001.45
now 0.95
1.17
Spencer Strider
.9001.45
now 1.26
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
4082
now 70
51
Spencer Strider
4082
now 40
66
Winshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
.4007.60
now 4
24
Spencer Strider
.4007.60
now 3
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 · wait & seeSpencer Strider — hold.conf 0.50
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