MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Grant Taylor
Grant Taylor
CWS · P
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Portrait of Kevin Kelly
Kevin Kelly
TB · P
Change to
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); Kevin Kelly 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
Kevin Kelly
93.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
13.7%
Kevin Kelly
11.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
31.5%
Kevin Kelly
22.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
33.0%
Kevin Kelly
34.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Grant Taylor
41.2%
Kevin Kelly
44.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Grant Taylor
7.5%
Kevin Kelly
5.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Grant Taylor
.267
Kevin Kelly
.284
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
23.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.12
2.96
Kevin Kelly
23.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.67
3.37
WHIPlower is better
Grant Taylor
.9001.36
now 1.11
1.20
Kevin Kelly
.9001.36
now 0.81
1.12

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Grant Taylor
4061.60
now 44
0
Kevin Kelly
4061.60
now 19
0
Winshigher is better
Grant Taylor
.0004.20
now 1
0–0
Kevin Kelly
.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
Sell HighKevin Kelly — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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