MLB Daily DeltaWeek 13 · June 22, 2026
Portrait of Connor Prielipp
Connor Prielipp
MIN · P
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Yusei Kikuchi
LAA · P
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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

Connor Prielipp wins 2 (K, W); Yusei Kikuchi wins 2 (ERA, WHIP); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Connor Prielipp
95.3
Yusei Kikuchi
95.4
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Connor Prielipp
9.8%
Yusei Kikuchi
12.5%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Connor Prielipp
22.3%
Yusei Kikuchi
23.2%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Connor Prielipp
31.2%
Yusei Kikuchi
27.4%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Connor Prielipp
40.0%
Yusei Kikuchi
42.6%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Connor Prielipp
9.7%
Yusei Kikuchi
8.5%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Connor Prielipp
.323
Yusei Kikuchi
.340
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
Connor Prielipp
3.516.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.13
4.24
Yusei Kikuchi
3.516.47
lg xERA 4.10
now 5.81
4.17
WHIPlower is better
Connor Prielipp
1.201.69
now 1.35
1.37
Yusei Kikuchi
1.201.69
now 1.58
1.31

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Connor Prielipp
4093.20
now 35
76
Yusei Kikuchi
4093.20
now 33
74
Winshigher is better
Connor Prielipp
.0004.20
now 1
13
Yusei Kikuchi
.0004.20
now 0
00

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · leans sellConnor Prielipp — hold.conf 0.60
Hold · wait & seeYusei Kikuchi — hold.conf 0.55
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