MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
Portrait of Michael McGreevy
Michael McGreevy
STL · P
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Portrait of Walker Buehler
Walker Buehler
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Walker Buehler.

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

Walker Buehler wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Michael McGreevy wins 1 (WHIP); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Michael McGreevy
91.6
Walker Buehler
94.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Michael McGreevy
8.8%
Walker Buehler
9.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Michael McGreevy
16.5%
Walker Buehler
20.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Michael McGreevy
29.0%
Walker Buehler
25.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Michael McGreevy
40.4%
Walker Buehler
42.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Michael McGreevy
9.3%
Walker Buehler
9.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Michael McGreevy
.353
Walker Buehler
.327
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
Michael McGreevy
2.215.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.98
4.91
Walker Buehler
2.215.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.88
4.35
WHIPlower is better
Michael McGreevy
.9801.51
now 1.10
1.26
Walker Buehler
.9801.51
now 1.32
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Michael McGreevy
4052.60
now 44
38
Walker Buehler
4052.60
now 43
47
Winshigher is better
Michael McGreevy
1.204.80
now 3
24
Walker Buehler
1.204.80
now 3
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighMichael McGreevy — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
SellWalker Buehler — sell.conf 0.66
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