MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 20, 2026
Portrait of Huascar Brazobán
Huascar Brazobán
NYM · P
Change to
Portrait of Pierce Johnson
Pierce Johnson
CIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Pierce Johnson.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts, WHIP, and saves. Huascar Brazobán’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

Pierce Johnson wins 3 categories (K, WHIP, SV); Huascar Brazobán wins 2 (ERA, W).

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Huascar Brazobán
96.8
Pierce Johnson
95.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Huascar Brazobán
12.9%
Pierce Johnson
10.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Huascar Brazobán
22.4%
Pierce Johnson
21.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Huascar Brazobán
31.4%
Pierce Johnson
31.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Huascar Brazobán
21.9%
Pierce Johnson
35.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Huascar Brazobán
2.1%
Pierce Johnson
14.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Huascar Brazobán
.256
Pierce Johnson
.381
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
Huascar Brazobán
24.51
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.86
3.61
Pierce Johnson
24.51
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.27
3.75
WHIPlower is better
Huascar Brazobán
.9001.38
now 0.97
1.26
Pierce Johnson
.9001.38
now 1.23
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Huascar Brazobán
4039.60
now 24
30
Pierce Johnson
4039.60
now 20
34
Winshigher is better
Huascar Brazobán
.8006.20
now 3
25
Pierce Johnson
.8006.20
now 2
24
Saveshigher is better
Huascar Brazobán
.0004.40
now 0
0
Pierce Johnson
.0004.40
now 1
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If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighHuascar Brazobán — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.83
Sell HighPierce Johnson — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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