MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Portrait of Graham Ashcraft
Graham Ashcraft
CIN · P
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Portrait of Tyler Alexander
Tyler Alexander
TEX · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Graham Ashcraft wins 1 (WHIP); Tyler Alexander wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
97.7
Tyler Alexander
91.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
14.1%
Tyler Alexander
9.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
26.5%
Tyler Alexander
19.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Graham Ashcraft
34.5%
Tyler Alexander
31.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
36.0%
Tyler Alexander
32.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
5.8%
Tyler Alexander
4.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Graham Ashcraft
.301
Tyler Alexander
.279
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
2.883.95
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.33
3.71
Tyler Alexander
2.883.95
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.12
3.25
WHIPlower is better
Graham Ashcraft
1.151.45
now 1.22
1.26
Tyler Alexander
1.151.45
now 1.38
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Graham Ashcraft
4044.80
now 32
0
Tyler Alexander
4044.80
now 21
0
Winshigher is better
Graham Ashcraft
.0001.48
now 1
0–0
Tyler Alexander
.0001.48
now 1
0–0

SV — not applicable. Both pitch out of the rotation.

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeGraham Ashcraft — hold.conf 0.50
BuyTyler Alexander — buy.conf 0.85
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