MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Bennett Sousa
HOU · P
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Portrait of Chase Shugart
Chase Shugart
PHI · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 00, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Bennett Sousa wins 0 (none); Chase Shugart wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bennett Sousa
93.9
Chase Shugart
96.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bennett Sousa
15.4%
Chase Shugart
9.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bennett Sousa
23.9%
Chase Shugart
27.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bennett Sousa
33.2%
Chase Shugart
25.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bennett Sousa
32.4%
Chase Shugart
34.7%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bennett Sousa
10.3%
Chase Shugart
11.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bennett Sousa
.305
Chase Shugart
.307
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
Bennett Sousa
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.10
3.70
Chase Shugart
28.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.33
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Bennett Sousa
.9002.55
now 2.40
1.24
Chase Shugart
.9002.55
now 0.93
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bennett Sousa
4026.40
now 4
4
Chase Shugart
4026.40
now 20
4
Winshigher is better
Bennett Sousa
.0002.80
now 0
00
Chase Shugart
.0002.80
now 2
01

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowBennett Sousa — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.90
Hold · wait & seeChase Shugart — hold.conf 0.50
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