MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Carson Palmquist
WSH · P
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Portrait of Chris Bassitt
Chris Bassitt
BAL · 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

Carson Palmquist wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); Chris Bassitt wins 2 (K, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
91.2
Chris Bassitt
91.5
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
11.4%
Chris Bassitt
9.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
20.3%
Chris Bassitt
14.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Carson Palmquist
35.4%
Chris Bassitt
24.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
24.5%
Chris Bassitt
34.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
4.1%
Chris Bassitt
4.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Carson Palmquist
.320
Chris Bassitt
.344
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
Carson Palmquist
26
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.70
4.10
Chris Bassitt
26
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.06
4.73
WHIPlower is better
Carson Palmquist
.9001.85
now 0.90
1.30
Chris Bassitt
.9001.85
now 1.58
1.47

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Carson Palmquist
4049.20
now 3
23
Chris Bassitt
4049.20
now 36
35
Winshigher is better
Carson Palmquist
.0005.60
now 0
00
Chris Bassitt
.0005.60
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCarson Palmquist — hold.conf 0.55
SellChris Bassitt — sell.conf 0.84
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