MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 18, 2026
Portrait of Chase Shugart
Chase Shugart
PHI · P
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Portrait of Nate Pearson
Nate Pearson
HOU · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Chase Shugart.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — strikeouts and wins.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Chase Shugart wins 2 categories (K, W); Nate Pearson wins 1 (SV); 2 even.

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Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chase Shugart
96.1
Nate Pearson
97.7
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
9.5%
Nate Pearson
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
27.2%
Nate Pearson
19.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
25.8%
Nate Pearson
29.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
39.0%
Nate Pearson
30.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
11.7%
Nate Pearson
7.3%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chase Shugart
.336
Nate Pearson
.325
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
Chase Shugart
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.33
3.70
Nate Pearson
25.18
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.00
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Chase Shugart
.9001.36
now 0.93
1.24
Nate Pearson
.9001.36
now 1.09
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chase Shugart
4027.20
now 20
19
Nate Pearson
4027.20
now 2
10
Winshigher is better
Chase Shugart
.0004.20
now 2
13
Nate Pearson
.0004.20
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Chase Shugart
.00011.20
now 0
0
Nate Pearson
.00011.20
now 1
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If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeChase Shugart — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeNate Pearson — hold.conf 0.50
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