MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 23, 2026
Portrait of Mason Fluharty
Mason Fluharty
TOR · P
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Portrait of Orion Kerkering
Orion Kerkering
PHI · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Mason Fluharty wins 1 (K); Orion Kerkering wins 1 (SV); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mason Fluharty
90.8
Orion Kerkering
97.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mason Fluharty
13.9%
Orion Kerkering
12.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mason Fluharty
27.2%
Orion Kerkering
25.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mason Fluharty
34.6%
Orion Kerkering
29.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mason Fluharty
33.9%
Orion Kerkering
24.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mason Fluharty
8.3%
Orion Kerkering
6.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mason Fluharty
.276
Orion Kerkering
.260
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 Fluharty
24.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.09
3.69
Orion Kerkering
24.71
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.53
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Mason Fluharty
1.041.45
now 1.36
1.24
Orion Kerkering
1.041.45
now 1.13
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mason Fluharty
4035.60
now 30
25
Orion Kerkering
4035.60
now 23
21
Winshigher is better
Mason Fluharty
.0005.20
now 3
14
Orion Kerkering
.0005.20
now 3
14
Saveshigher is better
Mason Fluharty
.0003.40
now 0
0
Orion Kerkering
.0003.40
now 1
02
If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowMason Fluharty — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Sell HighOrion Kerkering — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.73
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