MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 9, 2026
Portrait of Chad Patrick
Chad Patrick
MIL · P
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Portrait of Chase Shugart
Chase Shugart
PHI · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22, 1 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Chad Patrick wins 2 (K, SV); Chase Shugart wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chad Patrick
95.4
Chase Shugart
96.1
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
13.1%
Chase Shugart
10.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
22.4%
Chase Shugart
28.4%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
32.1%
Chase Shugart
25.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
37.1%
Chase Shugart
35.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
6.3%
Chase Shugart
10.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chad Patrick
.308
Chase Shugart
.317
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
Chad Patrick
24.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.54
3.87
Chase Shugart
24.49
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.33
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Chad Patrick
.9001.48
now 1.20
1.32
Chase Shugart
.9001.48
now 0.93
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chad Patrick
4042.40
now 34
20
Chase Shugart
4042.40
now 20
13
Winshigher is better
Chad Patrick
.2003.80
now 3
13
Chase Shugart
.2003.80
now 2
12
Saveshigher is better
Chad Patrick
.0003.40
now 2
02
Chase Shugart
.0003.40
now 0
0
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · steadyChad Patrick — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeChase Shugart — hold.conf 0.50
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