MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 4, 2026
Portrait of Connelly Early
Connelly Early
WSH · P
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Portrait of Michael Wacha
Michael Wacha
KC · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

Michael Wacha.

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

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

Michael Wacha wins 2 categories (ERA, WHIP); Connelly Early wins 1 (W); 1 even; SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Connelly Early
94.0
Michael Wacha
93.0
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Connelly Early
11.1%
Michael Wacha
10.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Connelly Early
23.8%
Michael Wacha
19.7%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Connelly Early
31.4%
Michael Wacha
30.5%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Connelly Early
40.9%
Michael Wacha
37.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Connelly Early
10.6%
Michael Wacha
6.4%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Connelly Early
.320
Michael Wacha
.314
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
Connelly Early
2.444.74
lg xERA 4.10
now 2.95
4.23
Michael Wacha
2.444.74
lg xERA 4.10
now 3.23
4.12
WHIPlower is better
Connelly Early
1.041.39
now 1.16
1.31
Michael Wacha
1.041.39
now 1.12
1.27

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Connelly Early
4075
now 57
40
Michael Wacha
4075
now 65
40
Winshigher is better
Connelly Early
.8006.20
now 5
25
Michael Wacha
.8006.20
now 4
23

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellConnelly Early — hold.conf 0.60
Sell HighMichael Wacha — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.90
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