MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Emerson Hancock
Emerson Hancock
SEA · P
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Portrait of Taj Bradley
Taj Bradley
MIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Taj Bradley.

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

Taj Bradley 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
Taj Bradley
97.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
12.1%
Taj Bradley
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
23.2%
Taj Bradley
26.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emerson Hancock
28.1%
Taj Bradley
28.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
42.9%
Taj Bradley
45.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
9.0%
Taj Bradley
9.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emerson Hancock
.313
Taj Bradley
.307
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
Taj Bradley
2.284.62
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.21
3.93
WHIPlower is better
Emerson Hancock
.9001.44
now 0.95
1.19
Taj Bradley
.9001.44
now 1.21
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
4082.80
now 70
38
Taj Bradley
4082.80
now 65
44
Winshigher is better
Emerson Hancock
.8006.20
now 4
23
Taj Bradley
.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
Hold · leans buyTaj Bradley — hold.conf 0.60
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