MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Mason Black
Mason Black
KC · P
Change to
Portrait of Taylor Clarke
Taylor Clarke
AZ · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Mason Black.

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

Mason Black wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Taylor Clarke 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
Mason Black
94.0
Taylor Clarke
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mason Black
8.3%
Taylor Clarke
9.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mason Black
16.5%
Taylor Clarke
14.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mason Black
23.0%
Taylor Clarke
30.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mason Black
48.6%
Taylor Clarke
31.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mason Black
11.4%
Taylor Clarke
8.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mason Black
.391
Taylor Clarke
.305
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
Mason Black
24.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.08
3.70
Taylor Clarke
24.61
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.80
3.81
WHIPlower is better
Mason Black
.9001.83
now 1.50
1.24
Taylor Clarke
.9001.83
now 0.68
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mason Black
4021.60
now 9
16
Taylor Clarke
4021.60
now 12
8
Winshigher is better
Mason Black
.0002.80
now 0
00
Taylor Clarke
.0002.80
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighMason Black — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Sell HighTaylor Clarke — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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