MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Grant Taylor
Grant Taylor
CWS · P
Change to
Portrait of Rico Garcia
Rico Garcia
BAL · 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 (WHIP); Rico Garcia wins 1 (ERA); 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
Rico Garcia
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
13.7%
Rico Garcia
15.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
31.5%
Rico Garcia
25.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Grant Taylor
33.0%
Rico Garcia
29.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Grant Taylor
41.2%
Rico Garcia
34.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Grant Taylor
7.5%
Rico Garcia
5.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Grant Taylor
.267
Rico Garcia
.265
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
23.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.12
2.96
Rico Garcia
23.86
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.71
2.92
WHIPlower is better
Grant Taylor
.9001.46
now 1.11
1.20
Rico Garcia
.9001.46
now 0.63
1.22

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Grant Taylor
4061.60
now 44
0
Rico Garcia
4061.60
now 28
0
Winshigher is better
Grant Taylor
.0004.20
now 1
0–0
Rico Garcia
.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
BuyRico Garcia — buy.conf 0.92
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