MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 26, 2026
Portrait of Gordon Graceffo
Gordon Graceffo
STL · P
Change to
Jordan Hicks
CWS · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Jordan Hicks.

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

Jordan Hicks wins 4 categories (K, ERA, WHIP, SV); Gordon Graceffo wins 1 (W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Gordon Graceffo
95.6
Jordan Hicks
97.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Gordon Graceffo
6.7%
Jordan Hicks
6.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Gordon Graceffo
11.0%
Jordan Hicks
17.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Gordon Graceffo
23.3%
Jordan Hicks
20.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Gordon Graceffo
48.3%
Jordan Hicks
34.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Gordon Graceffo
12.9%
Jordan Hicks
1.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Gordon Graceffo
.384
Jordan Hicks
.329
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
Gordon Graceffo
27.12
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.80
3.95
Jordan Hicks
27.12
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Gordon Graceffo
.9002.55
now 0.90
1.28
Jordan Hicks
.9002.55
now 2.09
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Gordon Graceffo
4032.60
now 14
20
Jordan Hicks
4032.60
now 15
27
Winshigher is better
Gordon Graceffo
.0009.80
now 4
27
Jordan Hicks
.0009.80
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Gordon Graceffo
.0004.40
now 1
02
Jordan Hicks
.0004.40
now 1
13
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighGordon Graceffo — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeJordan Hicks — hold.conf 0.55
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