MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · July 31, 2026
Portrait of JT Brubaker
JT Brubaker
SF · P
Change to
Portrait of Ryan Watson
Ryan Watson
BOS · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Watson.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts 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 Watson wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); JT Brubaker 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
JT Brubaker
93.1
Ryan Watson
94.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
JT Brubaker
9.3%
Ryan Watson
11.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
JT Brubaker
17.1%
Ryan Watson
17.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
JT Brubaker
30.3%
Ryan Watson
31.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
JT Brubaker
36.4%
Ryan Watson
38.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
JT Brubaker
5.8%
Ryan Watson
11.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
JT Brubaker
.328
Ryan Watson
.364
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
26.41
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.70
4.26
Ryan Watson
26.41
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.35
5.06
WHIPlower is better
JT Brubaker
1.231.53
now 1.30
1.38
Ryan Watson
1.231.53
now 1.46
1.34

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
JT Brubaker
4034.60
now 22
17
Ryan Watson
4034.60
now 29
19
Winshigher is better
JT Brubaker
.000.480
now 0
00
Ryan Watson
.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
SellRyan Watson — sell.conf 0.90
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