MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of Jovani Morán
Jovani Morán
BOS · P
Change to
Portrait of Pierce Johnson
Pierce Johnson
CIN · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Jovani Morán wins 2 (K, ERA); Pierce Johnson wins 2 (WHIP, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Jovani Morán
92.4
Pierce Johnson
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Jovani Morán
15.0%
Pierce Johnson
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Jovani Morán
28.7%
Pierce Johnson
20.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Jovani Morán
28.4%
Pierce Johnson
33.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Jovani Morán
29.8%
Pierce Johnson
39.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Jovani Morán
6.7%
Pierce Johnson
12.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Jovani Morán
.263
Pierce Johnson
.369
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
Jovani Morán
2.973.96
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.19
3.62
Pierce Johnson
2.973.96
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.27
3.74
WHIPlower is better
Jovani Morán
.9801.33
now 1.06
1.25
Pierce Johnson
.9801.33
now 1.23
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Jovani Morán
4041.80
now 35
23
Pierce Johnson
4041.80
now 20
18
Winshigher is better
Jovani Morán
.0002.80
now 1
01
Pierce Johnson
.0002.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Jovani Morán
.0002.40
now 0
0
Pierce Johnson
.0002.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJovani Morán — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighPierce Johnson — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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