MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Anthony Bender
Anthony Bender
MIA · P
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Portrait of Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates
PIT · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Anthony Bender.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA.

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

Anthony Bender wins 1 categories (ERA); Kirby Yates wins 0 (none); 3 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Anthony Bender
96.8
Kirby Yates
90.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
9.7%
Kirby Yates
15.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
29.3%
Kirby Yates
27.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Bender
26.1%
Kirby Yates
35.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
33.3%
Kirby Yates
46.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Bender
7.1%
Kirby Yates
5.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Bender
.254
Kirby Yates
.287
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
Anthony Bender
3.064.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.42
3.67
Kirby Yates
3.064.68
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Bender
.9001.36
now 0.93
1.24
Kirby Yates
.9001.36
now 1.20
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Bender
4033
now 25
5
Kirby Yates
4033
now 10
5
Winshigher is better
Anthony Bender
.0001.48
now 1
00
Kirby Yates
.0001.48
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeAnthony Bender — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
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