MLB Daily DeltaWeek 31 · October 26, 2026
Portrait of Grant Taylor
Grant Taylor
CWS · P
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Portrait of Ian Seymour
Ian Seymour
TB · 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

Grant Taylor wins 1 (ERA); Ian Seymour wins 1 (WHIP); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Grant Taylor
98.1
Ian Seymour
91.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
13.7%
Ian Seymour
15.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
31.5%
Ian Seymour
28.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
33.0%
Ian Seymour
35.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Grant Taylor
41.2%
Ian Seymour
36.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Grant Taylor
7.5%
Ian Seymour
9.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Grant Taylor
.267
Ian Seymour
.291
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 Taylor
25.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.12
2.97
Ian Seymour
25.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.66
3.55
WHIPlower is better
Grant Taylor
1.041.35
now 1.11
1.20
Ian Seymour
1.041.35
now 1.28
1.13

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Grant Taylor
4061.60
now 44
0
Ian Seymour
4061.60
now 32
0
Winshigher is better
Grant Taylor
.0004.20
now 1
0–0
Ian Seymour
.0004.20
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyGrant Taylor — buy.conf 0.92
BuyIan Seymour — buy.conf 0.77
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