MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Portrait of Janson Junk
Janson Junk
MIA · P
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Portrait of Ryne Nelson
Ryne Nelson
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryne Nelson.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP.

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

Ryne Nelson wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Janson Junk wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Janson Junk
94.2
Ryne Nelson
96.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Janson Junk
8.6%
Ryne Nelson
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Janson Junk
17.3%
Ryne Nelson
17.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Janson Junk
28.1%
Ryne Nelson
34.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Janson Junk
41.4%
Ryne Nelson
43.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Janson Junk
7.2%
Ryne Nelson
10.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Janson Junk
.317
Ryne Nelson
.349
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
Janson Junk
3.915.12
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.80
4.18
Ryne Nelson
3.915.12
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.82
4.85
WHIPlower is better
Janson Junk
1.121.42
now 1.30
1.35
Ryne Nelson
1.121.42
now 1.19
1.28

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Janson Junk
4058.80
now 43
35
Ryne Nelson
4058.80
now 52
41
Winshigher is better
Janson Junk
.2003.80
now 3
23
Ryne Nelson
.2003.80
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyJanson Junk — hold.conf 0.60
SellRyne Nelson — sell.conf 0.90
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