MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 3, 2026
Portrait of Anthony Kay
Anthony Kay
CWS · P
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Portrait of Colin Rea
Colin Rea
CHC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Anthony Kay.

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

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

Anthony Kay wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Colin Rea wins 1 (K); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Anthony Kay
95.8
Colin Rea
93.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Anthony Kay
10.9%
Colin Rea
9.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Anthony Kay
18.6%
Colin Rea
17.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Anthony Kay
33.1%
Colin Rea
30.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Anthony Kay
39.5%
Colin Rea
40.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Anthony Kay
8.8%
Colin Rea
10.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Anthony Kay
.346
Colin Rea
.357
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 Kay
3.275.52
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
4.77
Colin Rea
3.275.52
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.70
5.02
WHIPlower is better
Anthony Kay
1.301.47
now 1.40
1.38
Colin Rea
1.301.47
now 1.37
1.39

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Anthony Kay
4056.20
now 42
31
Colin Rea
4056.20
now 49
36
Winshigher is better
Anthony Kay
.8006.20
now 5
25
Colin Rea
.8006.20
now 5
25

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellAnthony Kay — sell.conf 0.86
SellColin Rea — sell.conf 0.90
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