MLB Daily DeltaWeek 15 · July 5, 2026
Cionel Pérez
NYM · P
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Portrait of Kirby Yates
Kirby Yates
LAA · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Kirby Yates.

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

Head-to-head
K
ERA
WHIP
W
SV

Kirby Yates wins 2 categories (K, SV); Cionel Pérez wins 1 (W); 2 even.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
96.7
Kirby Yates
90.6
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
10.4%
Kirby Yates
18.6%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
19.0%
Kirby Yates
35.5%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cionel Pérez
27.4%
Kirby Yates
37.3%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cionel Pérez
51.0%
Kirby Yates
52.5%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cionel Pérez
13.7%
Kirby Yates
10.0%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cionel Pérez
.381
Kirby Yates
.279
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
Cionel Pérez
2.856.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.82
3.70
Kirby Yates
2.856.67
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.32
3.70
WHIPlower is better
Cionel Pérez
1.041.75
now 1.59
1.24
Kirby Yates
1.041.75
now 1.20
1.24

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cionel Pérez
4029.60
now 10
15
Kirby Yates
4029.60
now 10
24
Winshigher is better
Cionel Pérez
.0005.60
now 2
24
Kirby Yates
.0005.60
now 0
00
Saveshigher is better
Cionel Pérez
.0007
now 0
0
Kirby Yates
.0007
now 1
15
If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCionel Pérez — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · wait & seeKirby Yates — hold.conf 0.50
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