MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 27, 2026
Seth Johnson
PHI · P
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Portrait of Taylor Clarke
Taylor Clarke
AZ · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Seth Johnson.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and ERA. Taylor Clarke’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

Seth Johnson wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Taylor Clarke wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Seth Johnson
97.9
Taylor Clarke
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Seth Johnson
13.4%
Taylor Clarke
9.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Seth Johnson
26.3%
Taylor Clarke
14.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Seth Johnson
22.6%
Taylor Clarke
30.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Seth Johnson
38.1%
Taylor Clarke
32.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Seth Johnson
9.5%
Taylor Clarke
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Seth Johnson
.312
Taylor Clarke
.311
stabilized — trust it · small sample yet · dashed = league avg · right = better
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The tape

Rest-of-season projection · bold = leads
rest-of-season projection current season projection range
Rate · earned-run quality
ERAlower is better
Seth Johnson
27.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.79
3.70
Taylor Clarke
27.39
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.80
3.72
WHIPlower is better
Seth Johnson
.9002.12
now 1.71
1.24
Taylor Clarke
.9002.12
now 0.68
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Seth Johnson
4025.60
now 6
20
Taylor Clarke
4025.60
now 12
11
Winshigher is better
Seth Johnson
.0002.80
now 0
00
Taylor Clarke
.0002.80
now 2
12

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowSeth Johnson — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Sell HighTaylor Clarke — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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