MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Brandon Pfaadt
Brandon Pfaadt
AZ · P
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Portrait of Yuki Matsui
Yuki Matsui
SD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Brandon Pfaadt wins 1 (WHIP); Yuki Matsui wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
93.2
Yuki Matsui
92.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
10.6%
Yuki Matsui
15.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
16.7%
Yuki Matsui
25.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Brandon Pfaadt
32.1%
Yuki Matsui
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
34.9%
Yuki Matsui
30.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
7.2%
Yuki Matsui
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Brandon Pfaadt
.305
Yuki Matsui
.271
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
Brandon Pfaadt
27.59
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.59
3.84
Yuki Matsui
27.59
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.60
3.06
WHIPlower is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.9001.63
now 1.41
1.27
Yuki Matsui
.9001.63
now 0.87
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
4042
now 30
0
Yuki Matsui
4042
now 15
0
Winshigher is better
Brandon Pfaadt
.000.480
now 0
0–0
Yuki Matsui
.000.480
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyBrandon Pfaadt — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighYuki Matsui — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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