MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 28, 2026
Portrait of Parker Messick
Parker Messick
CLE · P
Change to
Tyler Glasnow
LAD · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Tyler Glasnow.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Parker Messick’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

Tyler Glasnow wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Parker Messick wins 0 (none); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Parker Messick
94.4
Tyler Glasnow
95.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Parker Messick
12.5%
Tyler Glasnow
13.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Parker Messick
26.1%
Tyler Glasnow
34.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Parker Messick
31.5%
Tyler Glasnow
29.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Parker Messick
33.8%
Tyler Glasnow
38.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Parker Messick
4.9%
Tyler Glasnow
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Parker Messick
.272
Tyler Glasnow
.263
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
Parker Messick
23.43
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.21
3.08
Tyler Glasnow
23.43
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.72
2.88
WHIPlower is better
Parker Messick
.9001.28
now 1.07
1.15
Tyler Glasnow
.9001.28
now 0.83
1.13

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Parker Messick
40103.60
now 74
0
Tyler Glasnow
40103.60
now 49
0
Winshigher is better
Parker Messick
.0008.40
now 6
0–0
Tyler Glasnow
.0008.40
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighParker Messick — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.86
BuyTyler Glasnow — buy.conf 0.92
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