MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Foster Griffin
Foster Griffin
CLE · P
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Portrait of Payton Tolle
Payton Tolle
BOS · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Foster Griffin wins 2 (WHIP, W); Payton Tolle wins 2 (K, ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Foster Griffin
91.5
Payton Tolle
96.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Foster Griffin
11.8%
Payton Tolle
14.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Foster Griffin
22.4%
Payton Tolle
26.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Foster Griffin
32.8%
Payton Tolle
35.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Foster Griffin
37.6%
Payton Tolle
35.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Foster Griffin
9.1%
Payton Tolle
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Foster Griffin
.312
Payton Tolle
.269
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
05

The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Foster Griffin
2.034.65
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.76
4.07
Payton Tolle
2.034.65
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.61
2.98
WHIPlower is better
Foster Griffin
.9001.33
now 1.15
1.18
Payton Tolle
.9001.33
now 0.90
1.21

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Foster Griffin
4075.40
now 65
39
Payton Tolle
4075.40
now 46
42
Winshigher is better
Foster Griffin
.0008
now 6
25
Payton Tolle
.0008
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighFoster Griffin — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
BuyPayton Tolle — buy.conf 0.92
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