MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of Ryan Thompson
Ryan Thompson
AZ · P
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Portrait of Tyler Holton
Tyler Holton
DET · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Tyler Holton.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA. Ryan Thompson’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 Holton wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Ryan Thompson 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
Ryan Thompson
91.3
Tyler Holton
91.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Ryan Thompson
9.3%
Tyler Holton
10.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Ryan Thompson
15.6%
Tyler Holton
17.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Ryan Thompson
35.9%
Tyler Holton
28.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Ryan Thompson
34.0%
Tyler Holton
37.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Ryan Thompson
4.3%
Tyler Holton
5.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Ryan Thompson
.311
Tyler Holton
.297
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 Thompson
2.164.82
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.75
3.70
Tyler Holton
2.164.82
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.23
3.66
WHIPlower is better
Ryan Thompson
1.091.45
now 1.17
1.24
Tyler Holton
1.091.45
now 1.37
1.29

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Ryan Thompson
4030
now 12
9
Tyler Holton
4030
now 24
15
Winshigher is better
Ryan Thompson
.0002.80
now 2
12
Tyler Holton
.0002.80
now 1
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowRyan Thompson — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.72
BuyTyler Holton — buy.conf 0.73
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