MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Portrait of Grayson Rodriguez
Grayson Rodriguez
LAA · P
Change to
JR Ritchie
ATL · 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

Grayson Rodriguez wins 1 (WHIP); JR Ritchie 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
Grayson Rodriguez
96.1
JR Ritchie
94.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Grayson Rodriguez
11.7%
JR Ritchie
9.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Grayson Rodriguez
19.1%
JR Ritchie
20.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Grayson Rodriguez
27.9%
JR Ritchie
26.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Grayson Rodriguez
44.7%
JR Ritchie
41.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Grayson Rodriguez
8.7%
JR Ritchie
9.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Grayson Rodriguez
.360
JR Ritchie
.345
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
3.378.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 7.53
5.13
JR Ritchie
3.378.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.56
4.79
WHIPlower is better
Grayson Rodriguez
1.351.76
now 1.67
1.44
JR Ritchie
1.351.76
now 1.44
1.47

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Grayson Rodriguez
4029.40
now 14
0
JR Ritchie
4029.40
now 21
0
Winshigher is better
Grayson Rodriguez
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
JR Ritchie
.0002.80
now 1
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellGrayson Rodriguez — sell.conf 0.90
SellJR Ritchie — sell.conf 0.87
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