MLB Daily DeltaWeek 18 · July 28, 2026
Portrait of Chase Shugart
Chase Shugart
PHI · P
Change to
Portrait of Will Klein
Will Klein
LAD · P
Change to
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

Chase Shugart wins 2 (WHIP, W); Will Klein wins 2 (K, SV); 1 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chase Shugart
96.1
Will Klein
97.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
10.7%
Will Klein
10.2%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
29.2%
Will Klein
25.6%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
26.3%
Will Klein
28.9%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
36.0%
Will Klein
39.3%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
11.6%
Will Klein
2.7%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chase Shugart
.323
Will Klein
.287
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
24.43
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.33
3.70
Will Klein
24.43
lg xERA 4.10
now 1.88
3.69
WHIPlower is better
Chase Shugart
.9001.38
now 0.93
1.24
Will Klein
.9001.38
now 1.04
1.25

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chase Shugart
4030.60
now 20
16
Will Klein
4030.60
now 25
20
Winshigher is better
Chase Shugart
.0004.20
now 2
13
Will Klein
.0004.20
now 1
01
Saveshigher is better
Chase Shugart
.0002.40
now 0
0
Will Klein
.0002.40
now 1
01
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeChase Shugart — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeWill Klein — hold.conf 0.50
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