MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 10, 2026
Portrait of Chad Patrick
Chad Patrick
MIL · P
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Portrait of Craig Kimbrel
Craig Kimbrel
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Craig Kimbrel.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA and WHIP. Chad Patrick’s box score looks better right now, but it’s built on luck that won’t hold.

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

Craig Kimbrel wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Chad Patrick wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chad Patrick
95.6
Craig Kimbrel
93.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
12.5%
Craig Kimbrel
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
20.8%
Craig Kimbrel
21.1%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
29.8%
Craig Kimbrel
29.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
36.9%
Craig Kimbrel
36.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
6.0%
Craig Kimbrel
5.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chad Patrick
.313
Craig Kimbrel
.313
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
Chad Patrick
26.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.54
3.97
Craig Kimbrel
26.87
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.63
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Chad Patrick
1.101.54
now 1.20
1.35
Craig Kimbrel
1.101.54
now 1.44
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chad Patrick
4044.80
now 34
7
Craig Kimbrel
4044.80
now 17
7
Winshigher is better
Chad Patrick
.0004.20
now 3
01
Craig Kimbrel
.0004.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighChad Patrick — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeCraig Kimbrel — hold.conf 0.50
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