MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 30, 2026
Portrait of George Soriano
George Soriano
STL · P
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Portrait of Graham Ashcraft
Graham Ashcraft
CIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Graham Ashcraft.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA. George Soriano’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

Graham Ashcraft wins 2 categories (K, ERA); George Soriano wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
George Soriano
96.5
Graham Ashcraft
98.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
George Soriano
14.7%
Graham Ashcraft
14.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
George Soriano
22.6%
Graham Ashcraft
29.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
George Soriano
33.8%
Graham Ashcraft
33.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
George Soriano
41.1%
Graham Ashcraft
36.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
George Soriano
9.2%
Graham Ashcraft
6.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
George Soriano
.306
Graham Ashcraft
.286
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
George Soriano
2.773.98
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.04
3.71
Graham Ashcraft
2.773.98
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.68
WHIPlower is better
George Soriano
1.071.33
now 1.14
1.24
Graham Ashcraft
1.071.33
now 1.22
1.26

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
George Soriano
4039.20
now 20
14
Graham Ashcraft
4039.20
now 32
16
Winshigher is better
George Soriano
.0002.80
now 2
12
Graham Ashcraft
.0002.80
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
George Soriano
.0004.40
now 2
13
Graham Ashcraft
.0004.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighGeorge Soriano — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.72
Hold · wait & seeGraham Ashcraft — hold.conf 0.50
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