MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 29, 2026
Portrait of Carmen Mlodzinski
Carmen Mlodzinski
PIT · P
Change to
Yusei Kikuchi
LAA · P
Change to
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

Carmen Mlodzinski wins 1 (WHIP); Yusei Kikuchi wins 1 (ERA); 2 even; SV n/a.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
95.0
Yusei Kikuchi
95.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
9.4%
Yusei Kikuchi
11.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
18.1%
Yusei Kikuchi
22.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
28.7%
Yusei Kikuchi
26.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
46.5%
Yusei Kikuchi
44.4%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
6.9%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Carmen Mlodzinski
.337
Yusei Kikuchi
.333
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
Carmen Mlodzinski
2.946.63
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.76
4.61
Yusei Kikuchi
2.946.63
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.53
WHIPlower is better
Carmen Mlodzinski
1.311.66
now 1.42
1.39
Yusei Kikuchi
1.311.66
now 1.58
1.41

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Carmen Mlodzinski
4064.40
now 46
0
Yusei Kikuchi
4064.40
now 33
0
Winshigher is better
Carmen Mlodzinski
.0005.60
now 4
0–0
Yusei Kikuchi
.0005.60
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellCarmen Mlodzinski — sell.conf 0.79
SellYusei Kikuchi — sell.conf 0.75
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