MLB Daily DeltaWeek 17 · July 20, 2026
Portrait of Chris Bassitt
Chris Bassitt
BAL · P
Change to
Elmer Rodríguez
NYY · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 22. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Chris Bassitt wins 2 (K, W); Elmer Rodríguez wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Chris Bassitt
91.5
Elmer Rodríguez
95.2
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Chris Bassitt
9.7%
Elmer Rodríguez
10.7%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Chris Bassitt
14.2%
Elmer Rodríguez
12.0%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Chris Bassitt
24.4%
Elmer Rodríguez
22.2%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Chris Bassitt
34.5%
Elmer Rodríguez
34.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Chris Bassitt
4.1%
Elmer Rodríguez
5.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Chris Bassitt
.344
Elmer Rodríguez
.367
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
Chris Bassitt
3.725.44
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.06
4.72
Elmer Rodríguez
3.725.44
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.76
4.10
WHIPlower is better
Chris Bassitt
1.121.94
now 1.58
1.47
Elmer Rodríguez
1.121.94
now 1.76
1.30

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Chris Bassitt
4056.20
now 36
43
Elmer Rodríguez
4056.20
now 10
29
Winshigher is better
Chris Bassitt
.0007
now 4
35
Elmer Rodríguez
.0007
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellChris Bassitt — sell.conf 0.84
Hold · wait & seeElmer Rodríguez — hold.conf 0.50
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