MLB Daily DeltaWeek 19 · August 1, 2026
Portrait of Dustin May
Dustin May
STL · P
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Portrait of Tomoyuki Sugano
Tomoyuki Sugano
COL · 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

Dustin May wins 2 (K, ERA); Tomoyuki Sugano wins 2 (WHIP, W); SV n/a.

04

Under the hood

Underlying skill — each value vs league avg
Fastball Velolg 94.0 · higher = better
Dustin May
96.9
Tomoyuki Sugano
92.3
Swinging-Strike %lg 11.0% · higher = better
Dustin May
10.5%
Tomoyuki Sugano
8.3%
Strikeout %lg 22.0% · higher = better
Dustin May
23.1%
Tomoyuki Sugano
13.8%
Chase %lg 28.5% · higher = better
Dustin May
29.8%
Tomoyuki Sugano
26.1%
Hard-Hit % Allowedlg 40.0% · lower = better
Dustin May
46.1%
Tomoyuki Sugano
44.9%
Barrel % Allowedlg 8.0% · lower = better
Dustin May
6.5%
Tomoyuki Sugano
14.2%
xwOBA Allowedlg .315 · lower = better
Dustin May
.306
Tomoyuki Sugano
.400
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
Dustin May
3.017.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.57
3.91
Tomoyuki Sugano
3.017.06
lg xERA 4.10
now 4.01
6.16
WHIPlower is better
Dustin May
1.181.40
now 1.30
1.33
Tomoyuki Sugano
1.181.40
now 1.25
1.32

Volume · rest of season
Strikeoutshigher is better
Dustin May
4061.80
now 51
37
Tomoyuki Sugano
4061.80
now 31
24
Winshigher is better
Dustin May
.0005.20
now 3
13
Tomoyuki Sugano
.0005.20
now 4
24

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

If you already own them — trade angle
Buy LowDustin May — buy low. The dip is a window to acquire.conf 0.74
Sell HighTomoyuki Sugano — sell high. His value is peaking; good time to trade him.conf 0.95
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