MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Graham Ashcraft
Graham Ashcraft
CIN · P
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Portrait of Taylor Rogers
Taylor Rogers
MIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Graham Ashcraft wins 1 (ERA); Taylor Rogers wins 1 (WHIP); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
98.0
Taylor Rogers
91.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
14.7%
Taylor Rogers
7.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
29.4%
Taylor Rogers
18.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
33.3%
Taylor Rogers
25.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
36.1%
Taylor Rogers
26.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
6.6%
Taylor Rogers
6.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
.286
Taylor Rogers
.317
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
34.48
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.68
Taylor Rogers
34.48
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.15
3.71
WHIPlower is better
Graham Ashcraft
1.081.71
now 1.22
1.26
Taylor Rogers
1.081.71
now 1.57
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Graham Ashcraft
4039.20
now 32
14
Taylor Rogers
4039.20
now 17
14
Winshigher is better
Graham Ashcraft
.0001.48
now 1
01
Taylor Rogers
.0001.48
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
Graham Ashcraft
.0003.40
now 1
01
Taylor Rogers
.0003.40
now 2
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If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeGraham Ashcraft — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowTaylor Rogers — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.86
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