MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 5, 2026
Portrait of Mitchell Parker
Mitchell Parker
WSH · P
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Portrait of Shawn Armstrong
Shawn Armstrong
CLE · P
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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

Mitchell Parker wins 2 (K, SV); Shawn Armstrong wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Mitchell Parker
93.6
Shawn Armstrong
93.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Mitchell Parker
14.1%
Shawn Armstrong
13.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Mitchell Parker
19.1%
Shawn Armstrong
24.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Mitchell Parker
32.0%
Shawn Armstrong
25.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Mitchell Parker
41.9%
Shawn Armstrong
40.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Mitchell Parker
8.5%
Shawn Armstrong
8.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Mitchell Parker
.347
Shawn Armstrong
.311
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
Mitchell Parker
2.935.95
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.28
3.82
Shawn Armstrong
2.935.95
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.60
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Mitchell Parker
1.101.40
now 1.17
1.25
Shawn Armstrong
1.101.40
now 1.33
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Mitchell Parker
4036.60
now 26
31
Shawn Armstrong
4036.60
now 19
29
Winshigher is better
Mitchell Parker
.2003.80
now 2
23
Shawn Armstrong
.2003.80
now 1
12
Saveshigher is better
Mitchell Parker
.0003.40
now 1
12
Shawn Armstrong
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeMitchell Parker — hold.conf 0.55
Hold · wait & seeShawn Armstrong — hold.conf 0.50
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