MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 8, 2026
Hunter Dobbins
STL · P
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Portrait of Jameson Taillon
Jameson Taillon
CHC · 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

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

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
95.9
Jameson Taillon
91.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
11.4%
Jameson Taillon
12.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
26.0%
Jameson Taillon
20.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Hunter Dobbins
26.8%
Jameson Taillon
31.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
53.2%
Jameson Taillon
38.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
14.9%
Jameson Taillon
14.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Hunter Dobbins
.358
Jameson Taillon
.357
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
Hunter Dobbins
3.595.88
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.50
4.10
Jameson Taillon
3.595.88
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.37
5.00
WHIPlower is better
Hunter Dobbins
1.211.45
now 1.38
1.30
Jameson Taillon
1.211.45
now 1.28
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
4076.60
now 8
38
Jameson Taillon
4076.60
now 51
57
Winshigher is better
Hunter Dobbins
.0004.20
now 0
00
Jameson Taillon
.0004.20
now 2
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeHunter Dobbins — hold.conf 0.50
SellJameson Taillon — sell.conf 0.90
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