MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Anthony Kay
Anthony Kay
CWS · P
Change to
Carson Palmquist
WSH · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Anthony Kay wins 2 (K, W); Carson Palmquist wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Anthony Kay
95.8
Carson Palmquist
91.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Kay
10.8%
Carson Palmquist
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Kay
18.2%
Carson Palmquist
20.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Kay
33.2%
Carson Palmquist
35.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Kay
39.5%
Carson Palmquist
24.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Kay
8.5%
Carson Palmquist
4.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Kay
.342
Carson Palmquist
.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
Anthony Kay
25.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
4.68
Carson Palmquist
25.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.70
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Kay
.9001.60
now 1.40
1.38
Carson Palmquist
.9001.60
now 0.90
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Kay
4057.60
now 42
30
Carson Palmquist
4057.60
now 3
21
Winshigher is better
Anthony Kay
.0007
now 5
25
Carson Palmquist
.0007
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellAnthony Kay — sell.conf 0.82
Buy LowCarson Palmquist — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
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