MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 19, 2026
Portrait of Chase Shugart
Chase Shugart
PHI · P
Change to
Matt Strahm
KC · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 11, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Chase Shugart wins 1 (W); Matt Strahm wins 1 (K); 2 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chase Shugart
95.9
Matt Strahm
91.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
8.3%
Matt Strahm
11.4%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
25.7%
Matt Strahm
18.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
23.4%
Matt Strahm
30.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
39.1%
Matt Strahm
43.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
9.4%
Matt Strahm
10.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chase Shugart
.327
Matt Strahm
.313
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
24.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.33
3.70
Matt Strahm
24.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.86
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Chase Shugart
.9001.43
now 0.93
1.24
Matt Strahm
.9001.43
now 1.29
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chase Shugart
4049.20
now 20
29
Matt Strahm
4049.20
now 17
40
Winshigher is better
Chase Shugart
.0006.60
now 2
25
Matt Strahm
.0006.60
now 1
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Sell HighChase Shugart — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
Hold · wait & seeMatt Strahm — hold.conf 0.50
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