MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of Casey Legumina
Casey Legumina
TB · P
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Portrait of Lake Bachar
Lake Bachar
MIA · 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

Casey Legumina wins 2 (WHIP, W); Lake Bachar wins 2 (K, ERA); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Casey Legumina
93.4
Lake Bachar
94.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Casey Legumina
10.8%
Lake Bachar
14.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Casey Legumina
16.5%
Lake Bachar
25.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Casey Legumina
32.6%
Lake Bachar
29.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Casey Legumina
38.1%
Lake Bachar
38.1%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Casey Legumina
8.4%
Lake Bachar
9.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Casey Legumina
.334
Lake Bachar
.297
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
Casey Legumina
3.453.99
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.70
3.74
Lake Bachar
3.453.99
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.67
WHIPlower is better
Casey Legumina
.9001.61
now 1.44
1.25
Lake Bachar
.9001.61
now 1.01
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Casey Legumina
4039.20
now 16
14
Lake Bachar
4039.20
now 32
23
Winshigher is better
Casey Legumina
.0001.48
now 1
01
Lake Bachar
.0001.48
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCasey Legumina — hold.conf 0.50
BuyLake Bachar — buy.conf 0.73
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