MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 2026
Portrait of Graham Ashcraft
Graham Ashcraft
CIN · P
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Portrait of Shawn Armstrong
Shawn Armstrong
CLE · P
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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 (ERA, SV); Shawn Armstrong wins 2 (K, WHIP); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
98.0
Shawn Armstrong
93.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
14.7%
Shawn Armstrong
12.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
29.4%
Shawn Armstrong
23.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
33.3%
Shawn Armstrong
24.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
36.1%
Shawn Armstrong
36.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
6.6%
Shawn Armstrong
7.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
.287
Shawn Armstrong
.302
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
3.113.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.68
Shawn Armstrong
3.113.92
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Graham Ashcraft
1.151.40
now 1.22
1.26
Shawn Armstrong
1.151.40
now 1.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Graham Ashcraft
4037.60
now 32
19
Shawn Armstrong
4037.60
now 19
23
Winshigher is better
Graham Ashcraft
.0002.80
now 1
01
Shawn Armstrong
.0002.80
now 1
12
Saveshigher is better
Graham Ashcraft
.0002.40
now 1
01
Shawn Armstrong
.0002.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeGraham Ashcraft — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeShawn Armstrong — hold.conf 0.50
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