MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Joe Ryan
Joe Ryan
MIN · P
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Portrait of Parker Messick
Parker Messick
CLE · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Joe Ryan.

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

Joe Ryan wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Parker Messick 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
Joe Ryan
93.5
Parker Messick
94.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Joe Ryan
12.9%
Parker Messick
12.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Joe Ryan
26.8%
Parker Messick
26.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Joe Ryan
32.6%
Parker Messick
31.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Joe Ryan
41.4%
Parker Messick
32.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Joe Ryan
10.5%
Parker Messick
5.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Joe Ryan
.290
Parker Messick
.271
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
Joe Ryan
24
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.20
3.49
Parker Messick
24
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.21
3.03
WHIPlower is better
Joe Ryan
.9001.22
now 0.97
1.14
Parker Messick
.9001.22
now 1.07
1.15

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Joe Ryan
40105
now 79
15
Parker Messick
40105
now 74
14
Winshigher is better
Joe Ryan
.0008.40
now 4
01
Parker Messick
.0008.40
now 6
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
BuyJoe Ryan — buy.conf 0.78
Sell HighParker Messick — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.85
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