MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 26, 2026
Ryan Johnson
LAA · P
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Portrait of Sean Manaea
Sean Manaea
NYM · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Johnson.

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

Ryan Johnson wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Sean Manaea wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Ryan Johnson
92.2
Sean Manaea
90.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Ryan Johnson
13.5%
Sean Manaea
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Ryan Johnson
16.5%
Sean Manaea
23.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Ryan Johnson
30.2%
Sean Manaea
32.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Ryan Johnson
41.8%
Sean Manaea
39.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Ryan Johnson
7.5%
Sean Manaea
7.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Ryan Johnson
.332
Sean Manaea
.313
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
Ryan Johnson
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 12.83
3.70
Sean Manaea
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.08
3.91
WHIPlower is better
Ryan Johnson
.9002.55
now 2.33
1.24
Sean Manaea
.9002.55
now 1.46
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Ryan Johnson
4070
now 7
21
Sean Manaea
4070
now 42
52
Winshigher is better
Ryan Johnson
.000.480
now 0
00
Sean Manaea
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeRyan Johnson — hold.conf 0.50
Buy LowSean Manaea — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.85
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