MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 17, 2026
Portrait of Graham Ashcraft
Graham Ashcraft
CIN · P
Change to
Portrait of José A. Ferrer
José A. Ferrer
SEA · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Graham Ashcraft wins 2 (K, W); José A. Ferrer wins 2 (WHIP, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
98.0
José A. Ferrer
95.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
14.7%
José A. Ferrer
10.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
29.4%
José A. Ferrer
19.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
33.3%
José A. Ferrer
29.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
36.1%
José A. Ferrer
34.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
6.6%
José A. Ferrer
5.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
.287
José A. Ferrer
.281
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
Graham Ashcraft
24.48
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.68
José A. Ferrer
24.48
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.69
3.67
WHIPlower is better
Graham Ashcraft
1.131.33
now 1.22
1.26
José A. Ferrer
1.131.33
now 1.20
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Graham Ashcraft
4037.60
now 32
20
José A. Ferrer
4037.60
now 23
19
Winshigher is better
Graham Ashcraft
.0001.48
now 1
01
José A. Ferrer
.0001.48
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Graham Ashcraft
.0004.40
now 1
02
José A. Ferrer
.0004.40
now 3
23
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeGraham Ashcraft — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeJosé A. Ferrer — hold.conf 0.50
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