MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 2, 2026
Portrait of JT Brubaker
JT Brubaker
SF · P
Change to
Ryan Johnson
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Johnson.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. JT Brubaker’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 n/a

Ryan Johnson wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); JT Brubaker wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
JT Brubaker
93.2
Ryan Johnson
92.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
JT Brubaker
9.6%
Ryan Johnson
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
JT Brubaker
16.4%
Ryan Johnson
16.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
JT Brubaker
30.1%
Ryan Johnson
32.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
JT Brubaker
36.3%
Ryan Johnson
39.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
JT Brubaker
5.6%
Ryan Johnson
7.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
JT Brubaker
.332
Ryan Johnson
.322
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
JT Brubaker
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.70
3.78
Ryan Johnson
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.83
3.70
WHIPlower is better
JT Brubaker
.9002.55
now 1.30
1.27
Ryan Johnson
.9002.55
now 2.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
JT Brubaker
4036.40
now 22
28
Ryan Johnson
4036.40
now 7
19
Winshigher is better
JT Brubaker
.000.480
now 0
00
Ryan Johnson
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighJT Brubaker — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeRyan Johnson — hold.conf 0.50
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