MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 5, 2026
Portrait of Justin Bruihl
Justin Bruihl
STL · P
Change to
Mason Barnett
ATH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mason Barnett.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Justin Bruihl’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

Mason Barnett wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Justin Bruihl 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
Justin Bruihl
91.6
Mason Barnett
95.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Justin Bruihl
8.7%
Mason Barnett
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Justin Bruihl
15.9%
Mason Barnett
30.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Justin Bruihl
28.5%
Mason Barnett
28.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Justin Bruihl
38.9%
Mason Barnett
37.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Justin Bruihl
3.8%
Mason Barnett
10.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Justin Bruihl
.320
Mason Barnett
.307
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
Justin Bruihl
26.45
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.61
3.74
Mason Barnett
26.45
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Justin Bruihl
1.141.60
now 1.46
1.26
Mason Barnett
1.141.60
now 1.50
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Justin Bruihl
4026.20
now 18
19
Mason Barnett
4026.20
now 1
11
Winshigher is better
Justin Bruihl
.000.480
now 0
00
Mason Barnett
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeJustin Bruihl — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighMason Barnett — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.86
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