MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 3, 2026
Portrait of Bubba Chandler
Bubba Chandler
PIT · P
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Portrait of Tatsuya Imai
Tatsuya Imai
HOU · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Bubba Chandler wins 2 (K, ERA); Tatsuya Imai wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
98.5
Tatsuya Imai
94.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
11.4%
Tatsuya Imai
13.8%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
20.8%
Tatsuya Imai
27.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Bubba Chandler
30.0%
Tatsuya Imai
26.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
37.0%
Tatsuya Imai
46.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
6.9%
Tatsuya Imai
10.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Bubba Chandler
.316
Tatsuya Imai
.340
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
Bubba Chandler
3.576.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.85
4.13
Tatsuya Imai
3.576.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.61
WHIPlower is better
Bubba Chandler
1.291.59
now 1.52
1.45
Tatsuya Imai
1.291.59
now 1.36
1.43

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Bubba Chandler
4085.40
now 52
69
Tatsuya Imai
4085.40
now 28
50
Winshigher is better
Bubba Chandler
.0006.60
now 1
12
Tatsuya Imai
.0006.60
now 2
35

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyBubba Chandler — hold.conf 0.60
SellTatsuya Imai — sell.conf 0.78
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