MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 29, 2026
Portrait of Emmet Sheehan
Emmet Sheehan
LAD · P
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Portrait of Shane McClanahan
Shane McClanahan
TB · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Emmet Sheehan.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, ERA, and WHIP. Shane McClanahan’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

Emmet Sheehan wins 3 categories (K, ERA, WHIP); Shane McClanahan wins 1 (W); SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Emmet Sheehan
94.5
Shane McClanahan
95.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Emmet Sheehan
15.3%
Shane McClanahan
13.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Emmet Sheehan
26.3%
Shane McClanahan
22.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Emmet Sheehan
35.1%
Shane McClanahan
32.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Emmet Sheehan
38.7%
Shane McClanahan
39.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Emmet Sheehan
9.8%
Shane McClanahan
8.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Emmet Sheehan
.301
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
Emmet Sheehan
25.32
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
3.79
Shane McClanahan
25.32
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.45
4.15
WHIPlower is better
Emmet Sheehan
.9101.41
now 1.16
1.23
Shane McClanahan
.9101.41
now 1.02
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Emmet Sheehan
42.4067.60
now 62
51
Shane McClanahan
42.4067.60
now 53
48
Winshigher is better
Emmet Sheehan
.0009
now 3
23
Shane McClanahan
.0009
now 6
37

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyEmmet Sheehan — buy.conf 0.69
Sell HighShane McClanahan — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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