MLB Daily DeltaWeek 27 · September 27, 2026
Portrait of Colin Rea
Colin Rea
CHC · P
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Portrait of Tatsuya Imai
Tatsuya Imai
HOU · P
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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

Colin Rea wins 1 (WHIP); Tatsuya Imai 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
Colin Rea
93.8
Tatsuya Imai
94.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Colin Rea
9.2%
Tatsuya Imai
14.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Colin Rea
17.2%
Tatsuya Imai
28.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Colin Rea
30.2%
Tatsuya Imai
27.7%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Colin Rea
41.9%
Tatsuya Imai
44.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Colin Rea
10.3%
Tatsuya Imai
9.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Colin Rea
.354
Tatsuya Imai
.330
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
Colin Rea
4.045.94
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.70
4.99
Tatsuya Imai
4.045.94
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.52
4.46
WHIPlower is better
Colin Rea
1.291.52
now 1.37
1.37
Tatsuya Imai
1.291.52
now 1.36
1.45

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Colin Rea
4068.60
now 49
0
Tatsuya Imai
4068.60
now 28
0
Winshigher is better
Colin Rea
.0007
now 5
0–0
Tatsuya Imai
.0007
now 2
0–0

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

If you already own them — trade angle
SellColin Rea — sell.conf 0.90
SellTatsuya Imai — sell.conf 0.72
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