MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 24, 2026
Portrait of Ryan Watson
Ryan Watson
BOS · P
Change to
Portrait of Wandy Peralta
Wandy Peralta
SD · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Ryan Watson.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and WHIP. Wandy Peralta’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Ryan Watson wins 2 categories (K, WHIP); Wandy Peralta wins 1 (ERA); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Ryan Watson
94.1
Wandy Peralta
96.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Ryan Watson
11.7%
Wandy Peralta
10.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Ryan Watson
18.6%
Wandy Peralta
15.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Ryan Watson
30.9%
Wandy Peralta
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Ryan Watson
39.5%
Wandy Peralta
34.0%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Ryan Watson
11.7%
Wandy Peralta
3.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Ryan Watson
.366
Wandy Peralta
.320
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 Watson
26.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.35
5.10
Wandy Peralta
26.40
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.73
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Ryan Watson
1.271.53
now 1.46
1.34
Wandy Peralta
1.271.53
now 1.44
1.44

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Ryan Watson
4034.60
now 29
21
Wandy Peralta
4034.60
now 19
17
Winshigher is better
Ryan Watson
.000.480
now 0
00
Wandy Peralta
.000.480
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighRyan Watson — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · leans sellWandy Peralta — hold.conf 0.60
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