MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Cole Ragans
KC · P
Change to
Portrait of Roki Sasaki
Roki Sasaki
LAD · P
Change to
Who's more valuable, rest of season

Too close to call.

They split your categories 0–0, 4 even. Take whoever fills a bigger need.

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

Cole Ragans wins 0 (none); Roki Sasaki wins 0 (none); 4 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Cole Ragans
94.9
Roki Sasaki
97.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
14.4%
Roki Sasaki
14.9%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
29.8%
Roki Sasaki
23.3%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Cole Ragans
27.9%
Roki Sasaki
33.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
39.8%
Roki Sasaki
42.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Cole Ragans
15.7%
Roki Sasaki
9.9%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Cole Ragans
.344
Roki Sasaki
.320
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
Cole Ragans
45.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.84
4.24
Roki Sasaki
45.08
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
4.26
WHIPlower is better
Cole Ragans
1.261.49
now 1.42
1.33
Roki Sasaki
1.261.49
now 1.35
1.33

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Cole Ragans
4070
now 45
0
Roki Sasaki
4070
now 50
0
Winshigher is better
Cole Ragans
.0004.20
now 1
0–0
Roki Sasaki
.0004.20
now 3
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeCole Ragans — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · leans sellRoki Sasaki — hold.conf 0.60
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