MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 19, 2026
Portrait of Chad Patrick
Chad Patrick
MIL · P
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Portrait of Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates
LAA · P
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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, W); Kirby Yates 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
95.2
Kirby Yates
90.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
12.9%
Kirby Yates
18.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
20.6%
Kirby Yates
30.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
31.3%
Kirby Yates
36.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
38.2%
Kirby Yates
51.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
7.1%
Kirby Yates
9.6%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chad Patrick
.314
Kirby Yates
.289
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
25.03
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.54
3.96
Kirby Yates
25.03
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Chad Patrick
1.131.40
now 1.20
1.33
Kirby Yates
1.131.40
now 1.20
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chad Patrick
4043.60
now 34
30
Kirby Yates
4043.60
now 10
22
Winshigher is better
Chad Patrick
.0005.60
now 3
14
Kirby Yates
.0005.60
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Chad Patrick
.0005.40
now 2
13
Kirby Yates
.0005.40
now 1
14
If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighChad Patrick — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.89
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
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