MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Andrew Abbott
Andrew Abbott
CIN · P
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Portrait of Tatsuya Imai
Tatsuya Imai
HOU · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Andrew Abbott wins 1 (WHIP); Tatsuya Imai wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
92.4
Tatsuya Imai
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
10.4%
Tatsuya Imai
14.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
18.1%
Tatsuya Imai
27.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Andrew Abbott
29.2%
Tatsuya Imai
27.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
38.2%
Tatsuya Imai
45.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
8.1%
Tatsuya Imai
9.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Andrew Abbott
.338
Tatsuya Imai
.335
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
Andrew Abbott
3.426.12
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.02
4.61
Tatsuya Imai
3.426.12
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.54
WHIPlower is better
Andrew Abbott
1.291.52
now 1.44
1.42
Tatsuya Imai
1.291.52
now 1.36
1.45

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
4055.20
now 42
9
Tatsuya Imai
4055.20
now 28
9
Winshigher is better
Andrew Abbott
.0005.60
now 4
11
Tatsuya Imai
.0005.60
now 2
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellAndrew Abbott — sell.conf 0.78
SellTatsuya Imai — sell.conf 0.75
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