MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 10, 2026
Portrait of Max Meyer
Max Meyer
MIA · 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 wins. Max Meyer’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

Taj Bradley wins 2 categories (K, W); Max Meyer wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Max Meyer
95.1
Taj Bradley
96.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Max Meyer
13.5%
Taj Bradley
12.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Max Meyer
26.0%
Taj Bradley
27.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Max Meyer
31.9%
Taj Bradley
29.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Max Meyer
41.8%
Taj Bradley
45.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Max Meyer
8.4%
Taj Bradley
10.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Max Meyer
.302
Taj Bradley
.302
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
Max Meyer
2.654.10
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.97
3.78
Taj Bradley
2.654.10
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.21
3.78
WHIPlower is better
Max Meyer
1.031.35
now 1.10
1.24
Taj Bradley
1.031.35
now 1.21
1.28

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Max Meyer
59.4079.60
now 74
71
Taj Bradley
59.4079.60
now 65
72
Winshigher is better
Max Meyer
110
now 5
37
Taj Bradley
110
now 5
48

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighMax Meyer — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
BuyTaj Bradley — buy.conf 0.70
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