MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Grant Taylor
Grant Taylor
CWS · P
Change to
Portrait of Luke Weaver
Luke Weaver
PIT · 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); Luke Weaver 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
Luke Weaver
95.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
13.7%
Luke Weaver
16.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
31.5%
Luke Weaver
27.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
33.0%
Luke Weaver
34.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Grant Taylor
41.2%
Luke Weaver
34.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Grant Taylor
7.5%
Luke Weaver
7.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Grant Taylor
.267
Luke Weaver
.272
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
23.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.12
2.96
Luke Weaver
23.46
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.77
3.08
WHIPlower is better
Grant Taylor
.9701.27
now 1.11
1.20
Luke Weaver
.9701.27
now 1.04
1.17

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Grant Taylor
4061.60
now 44
0
Luke Weaver
4061.60
now 25
0
Winshigher is better
Grant Taylor
.0002.80
now 1
0–0
Luke Weaver
.0002.80
now 2
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 HighLuke Weaver — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.79
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