MLB Daily DeltaWeek 20 · August 8, 2026
Portrait of David Sandlin
David Sandlin
CWS · P
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Portrait of Roki Sasaki
Roki Sasaki
LAD · P
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Who's more valuable, rest of season

David Sandlin.

He projects to help you in more roto categories the rest of the way — ERA, WHIP, and wins. Roki Sasaki’s box score looks better right now, but the luck-stripped projection flips it.

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

David Sandlin wins 3 categories (ERA, WHIP, W); Roki Sasaki wins 1 (K); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
David Sandlin
96.8
Roki Sasaki
97.8
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
David Sandlin
10.8%
Roki Sasaki
15.1%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
David Sandlin
25.0%
Roki Sasaki
23.9%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
David Sandlin
30.6%
Roki Sasaki
32.8%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
David Sandlin
36.0%
Roki Sasaki
43.2%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
David Sandlin
12.0%
Roki Sasaki
10.8%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
David Sandlin
.305
Roki Sasaki
.317
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
David Sandlin
2.508.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 8.10
4.10
Roki Sasaki
2.508.25
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.59
4.17
WHIPlower is better
David Sandlin
1.231.42
now 1.30
1.30
Roki Sasaki
1.231.42
now 1.35
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
David Sandlin
4066.80
now 8
24
Roki Sasaki
4066.80
now 50
35
Winshigher is better
David Sandlin
.0005.20
now 1
24
Roki Sasaki
.0005.20
now 3
13

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Hold · wait & seeDavid Sandlin — hold.conf 0.50
Hold · steadyRoki Sasaki — hold.conf 0.60
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