MLB Daily DeltaWeek 16 · July 11, 2026
Beck Way
KC · P
Change to
Portrait of Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates
LAA · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 3 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Beck Way wins 1 (K); Kirby Yates wins 1 (SV); 3 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Beck Way
97.4
Kirby Yates
90.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Beck Way
12.6%
Kirby Yates
18.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Beck Way
21.0%
Kirby Yates
34.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Beck Way
30.3%
Kirby Yates
37.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Beck Way
38.2%
Kirby Yates
51.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Beck Way
7.3%
Kirby Yates
8.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Beck Way
.345
Kirby Yates
.273
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
Beck Way
26.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
Kirby Yates
26.05
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Beck Way
.9001.34
now 1.00
1.24
Kirby Yates
.9001.34
now 1.20
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Beck Way
4051
now 2
37
Kirby Yates
4051
now 10
23
Winshigher is better
Beck Way
.000.480
now 0
00
Kirby Yates
.000.480
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Beck Way
.0005.60
now 0
0
Kirby Yates
.0005.60
now 1
14
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeBeck Way — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
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