MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Grant Taylor
Grant Taylor
CWS · P
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Portrait of Mason Montgomery
Mason Montgomery
PIT · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mason Montgomery.

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

Mason Montgomery wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Grant Taylor 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 Taylor
98.1
Mason Montgomery
98.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
13.3%
Mason Montgomery
16.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
32.4%
Mason Montgomery
37.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
33.1%
Mason Montgomery
32.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Grant Taylor
41.1%
Mason Montgomery
40.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Grant Taylor
7.4%
Mason Montgomery
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Grant Taylor
.259
Mason Montgomery
.250
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
Grant Taylor
24.63
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.12
2.76
Mason Montgomery
24.63
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.91
2.57
WHIPlower is better
Grant Taylor
1.041.33
now 1.11
1.17
Mason Montgomery
1.041.33
now 1.26
1.13

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Grant Taylor
4059.20
now 44
8
Mason Montgomery
4059.20
now 30
6
Winshigher is better
Grant Taylor
.0001.48
now 1
00
Mason Montgomery
.0001.48
now 1
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighGrant Taylor — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.89
BuyMason Montgomery — buy.conf 0.92
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