MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 7, 2026
Portrait of Grayson Rodriguez
Grayson Rodriguez
LAA · P
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Portrait of Jameson Taillon
Jameson Taillon
TOR · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Grayson Rodriguez wins 2 (K, W); Jameson Taillon wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Grayson Rodriguez
96.2
Jameson Taillon
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Grayson Rodriguez
10.9%
Jameson Taillon
12.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Grayson Rodriguez
17.9%
Jameson Taillon
20.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Grayson Rodriguez
26.3%
Jameson Taillon
30.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Grayson Rodriguez
49.7%
Jameson Taillon
39.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Grayson Rodriguez
11.5%
Jameson Taillon
15.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Grayson Rodriguez
.399
Jameson Taillon
.371
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
Grayson Rodriguez
4.488.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.53
6.12
Jameson Taillon
4.488.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.37
5.35
WHIPlower is better
Grayson Rodriguez
1.121.83
now 1.67
1.43
Jameson Taillon
1.121.83
now 1.28
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Grayson Rodriguez
4065.80
now 14
37
Jameson Taillon
4065.80
now 51
34
Winshigher is better
Grayson Rodriguez
.0008
now 2
36
Jameson Taillon
.0008
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellGrayson Rodriguez — sell.conf 0.90
SellJameson Taillon — sell.conf 0.90
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