MLB Daily DeltaWeek 14 · June 25, 2026
Portrait of Bailey Ober
Bailey Ober
MIN · P
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Portrait of Michael Wacha
Michael Wacha
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Michael Wacha.

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

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

Michael Wacha wins 2 categories (K, ERA); Bailey Ober 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
Bailey Ober
88.5
Michael Wacha
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
9.6%
Michael Wacha
10.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
16.4%
Michael Wacha
18.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bailey Ober
30.1%
Michael Wacha
30.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bailey Ober
32.7%
Michael Wacha
35.8%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bailey Ober
9.8%
Michael Wacha
5.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bailey Ober
.323
Michael Wacha
.310
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
Bailey Ober
2.695.13
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
4.24
Michael Wacha
2.695.13
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.23
3.94
WHIPlower is better
Bailey Ober
1.041.39
now 1.22
1.31
Michael Wacha
1.041.39
now 1.12
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bailey Ober
4089.40
now 46
66
Michael Wacha
4089.40
now 65
77
Winshigher is better
Bailey Ober
.20012.80
now 6
510
Michael Wacha
.20012.80
now 4
36

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellBailey Ober — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighMichael Wacha — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.83
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