MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Lucas Giolito
Lucas Giolito
SD · P
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Portrait of Taj Bradley
Taj Bradley
MIN · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Taj Bradley.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA.

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

Taj Bradley wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Lucas Giolito wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
90.8
Taj Bradley
97.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
9.8%
Taj Bradley
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
13.0%
Taj Bradley
27.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Lucas Giolito
19.0%
Taj Bradley
28.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
43.8%
Taj Bradley
45.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
4.2%
Taj Bradley
9.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Lucas Giolito
.358
Taj Bradley
.306
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
Lucas Giolito
2.515.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.97
4.10
Taj Bradley
2.515.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.21
3.92
WHIPlower is better
Lucas Giolito
11.95
now 1.74
1.30
Taj Bradley
11.95
now 1.21
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Lucas Giolito
4088.60
now 6
7
Taj Bradley
4088.60
now 65
14
Winshigher is better
Lucas Giolito
.0006.60
now 2
12
Taj Bradley
.0006.60
now 5
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeLucas Giolito — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans buyTaj Bradley — hold.conf 0.60
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