MLB Daily DeltaWeek 25 · September 11, 2026
Portrait of Chase Shugart
Chase Shugart
PHI · P
Change to
Jacob Waguespack
DET · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 00, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Chase Shugart wins 0 (none); Jacob Waguespack wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chase Shugart
96.1
Jacob Waguespack
92.9
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
9.9%
Jacob Waguespack
11.0%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
27.8%
Jacob Waguespack
15.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
25.4%
Jacob Waguespack
27.0%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
34.7%
Jacob Waguespack
29.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
11.0%
Jacob Waguespack
4.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chase Shugart
.307
Jacob Waguespack
.284
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
Chase Shugart
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.33
3.70
Jacob Waguespack
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Chase Shugart
.9002.43
now 0.93
1.24
Jacob Waguespack
.9002.43
now 2.00
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chase Shugart
4027.60
now 20
4
Jacob Waguespack
4027.60
now 1
4
Winshigher is better
Chase Shugart
.0002.80
now 2
01
Jacob Waguespack
.0002.80
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeChase Shugart — hold.conf 0.50
Sell HighJacob Waguespack — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.71
Tweet