MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Chase Shugart
Chase Shugart
PHI · P
Change to
Portrait of Yuki Matsui
Yuki Matsui
SD · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 1–1, 2 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

Head-to-head
K
ERA
▶
◀
WHIP
W
SV n/a

Chase Shugart wins 1 (WHIP); Yuki Matsui wins 1 (ERA); 2 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
Yuki Matsui
92.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
9.7%
Yuki Matsui
15.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
25.9%
Yuki Matsui
25.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chase Shugart
26.2%
Yuki Matsui
31.6%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
32.8%
Yuki Matsui
30.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chase Shugart
10.2%
Yuki Matsui
7.1%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chase Shugart
.303
Yuki Matsui
.271
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
25.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.33
3.80
Yuki Matsui
25.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 0.60
3.06
WHIPlower is better
Chase Shugart
.9001.58
now 0.93
1.26
Yuki Matsui
.9001.58
now 0.87
1.38

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chase Shugart
4028
now 20
0
Yuki Matsui
4028
now 15
0
Winshigher is better
Chase Shugart
.0002.80
now 2
0–0
Yuki Matsui
.0002.80
now 0
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans buyChase Shugart — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighYuki Matsui — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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