MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 22, 2026
Portrait of Grant Holmes
Grant Holmes
ATL · P
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Portrait of Janson Junk
Janson Junk
MIA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Janson Junk.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Grant Holmes’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 n/a

Janson Junk wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Grant Holmes wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Grant Holmes
94.2
Janson Junk
94.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Grant Holmes
13.1%
Janson Junk
8.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Grant Holmes
19.5%
Janson Junk
17.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Grant Holmes
31.4%
Janson Junk
28.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Grant Holmes
42.8%
Janson Junk
41.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Grant Holmes
8.3%
Janson Junk
7.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Grant Holmes
.329
Janson Junk
.317
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
Grant Holmes
3.615.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.95
4.42
Janson Junk
3.615.14
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.80
4.18
WHIPlower is better
Grant Holmes
1.231.46
now 1.33
1.39
Janson Junk
1.231.46
now 1.30
1.35

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Grant Holmes
4059
now 53
53
Janson Junk
4059
now 43
38
Winshigher is better
Grant Holmes
1.204.80
now 3
24
Janson Junk
1.204.80
now 3
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighGrant Holmes — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · steadyJanson Junk — hold.conf 0.60
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