MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Chad Patrick
Chad Patrick
MIL · P
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Portrait of Lake Bachar
Lake Bachar
PIT · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Lake Bachar.

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

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

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chad Patrick
95.6
Lake Bachar
94.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
12.5%
Lake Bachar
13.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
20.8%
Lake Bachar
25.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chad Patrick
29.8%
Lake Bachar
28.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
36.9%
Lake Bachar
34.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chad Patrick
6.0%
Lake Bachar
8.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chad Patrick
.313
Lake Bachar
.290
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
24.54
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.54
3.97
Lake Bachar
24.54
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.77
3.50
WHIPlower is better
Chad Patrick
.9001.49
now 1.20
1.35
Lake Bachar
.9001.49
now 1.01
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chad Patrick
4045.20
now 34
6
Lake Bachar
4045.20
now 32
6
Winshigher is better
Chad Patrick
.0004.20
now 3
01
Lake Bachar
.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
BuyLake Bachar — buy.conf 0.78
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