MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Mason Barnett
ATH · P
Change to
Portrait of Sean Newcomb
Sean Newcomb
CWS · 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

Mason Barnett wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Sean Newcomb wins 2 (K, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mason Barnett
95.0
Sean Newcomb
94.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mason Barnett
9.3%
Sean Newcomb
10.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mason Barnett
21.9%
Sean Newcomb
23.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mason Barnett
27.9%
Sean Newcomb
26.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mason Barnett
42.0%
Sean Newcomb
35.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mason Barnett
8.7%
Sean Newcomb
5.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mason Barnett
.334
Sean Newcomb
.306
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
Mason Barnett
25.36
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Sean Newcomb
25.36
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.62
3.83
WHIPlower is better
Mason Barnett
.9101.67
now 1.50
1.24
Sean Newcomb
.9101.67
now 1.08
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mason Barnett
4043
now 1
10
Sean Newcomb
4043
now 31
19
Winshigher is better
Mason Barnett
.000.480
now 0
00
Sean Newcomb
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Mason Barnett
.0002.40
now 0
0
Sean Newcomb
.0002.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeMason Barnett — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans buySean Newcomb — hold.conf 0.60
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